Abstract

Background With the 2001 announcement about three chess games in school, go, Chinese chess and chess, the three upsurge of popularity is set off in the country. Chess started late in China and was originally considered as an intellectual sport related to intelligence. Its role in psychological characteristics has not received enough attention from people. Objective In order to study the influence of chess training on pupils' self-efficacy, self-esteem and social anxiety. Methods 121 pupils from Jinding No.1 primary school are selected as study subjects and divided into experimental group and control group. The experiment group is the community group of 31 pupils, and the control group is the non-community group of 90 pupils. Using General Self-Efficacy Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, and Social Anxiety Scale for Children, the scales are used to test, and the pupils are observed and the teachers and parents are interviewed. Results There are significant differences in self-efficacy, self-esteem and social anxiety between the community and the non-community pupils. Conclusion It shows that a certain intensity of chess training has a greater impact on pupils' self-efficacy, self-esteem and social anxiety.

Highlights

  • In March 2001, the Ministry of Education issued the Notice on Developing Go, Chess and Chess Activities in Schools, which set off a wave of popularization of chess2.1 Research object in primary and secondary schools throughout the country

  • The influence of chess games on the psychological characteristics of primary and secondary school students has attracted the attention of relevant scholars, but the research mainly focuses on Go

  • The control group was randomly selected from grade three or four, who had not contacted with international chess training

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Objective

In order to study the influence of chess training on pupils' self-efficacy, self-esteem and social anxiety. Methods 121 pupils from Jinding No.[1] primary school are selected as study subjects and divided into experimental group and control group. The experiment group is the community group of 31 pupils, and the control group is the non-community group of 90 pupils. Using General Self-Efficacy Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, and Social Anxiety Scale for Children, the scales are used to test, and the pupils are observed and the teachers and parents are interviewed

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Social Anxiety Scale for Children
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