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The Effect of Eight Weeks of Team-Building and Creativity-Based Games on Shyness, Anxiety, and Creativity of Preschool Children

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Authors

Aysen Habibly 1
Ali Mostafaloo 2
Abedin Khosravi 3

1 Department of Educational Sciences, GKM.C., Islamic Azad University, Gonbad kavoos, Iran.

2 Department of Physical Education, GKM.C., Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kavoos, Iran.

3 Department of physical education and sport sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/jsmdl.2025.376727.1779
Abstract
Background: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of eight weeks of group games and creativity on the shyness, anxiety and creativity of preschool children in Gonbad Kavus city.
Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study and field study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The population of this research was made up of six-year-old preschool children in Gonbadkavoos city in the academic year of 1401-1402. For this purpose, 30 six-year-old preschool children were selected as volunteers and available. Participants were randomly divided into three groups of 10 (group games group, creativity- based games group, and control group). Both experimental groups participated in 8 weeks and two sessions each week, each session lasting 45 minutes. In order to collect data before the implementation and after the completion of the intervention, Spence Anxiety Questionnaire (2003), Stanford Shyness Questionnaire (2008) and Torrance Creativity Questionnaire (1979) were used and for data analysis One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and Bonferroni post hoc test were used.
Results: The results of data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the post-test scores of the experimental and control groups in terms of shyness, anxiety and creativity (P<0.001) and group games and creativity-based games promoted creativity and reduced shyness and anxiety in the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the research, that, in addition to the usual interventions for students, a variety of group and creativity-based games should be used to promote creativity and reduce shyness and anxiety.

Keywords

Anxiety
Group Games. C reativity Games
Creativity
Shyness. Preschool Children
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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Volume 17, Issue 3
Summer 2025
Pages 101-118

  • Receive Date 19 May 2024
  • Revise Date 15 February 2025
  • Accept Date 19 February 2025

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