Author(s): Rajani Karnwal, Khwairakpam Sharmila and Surya Pratap Singh

Abstract:
The study was designed to find out the impact of outdoor play in personality development of school going children of Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh. A sample of 100 students was selected randomly from four different schools. The study was designed to measure a type personality development during the outdoor play. The data were analyzed by using chi-square test. Personality was measured by Children’s Personality questionnaire (CPQ) test, and types of outdoor play. Results revealed on the basis of data analysis, it was found that outdoor play has significant effect on personality of school going children’s. As per data out of total sample, 90 per cent children were under low type of personality in which major proportion (22.2%) prefer to playing swing followed by 6 per cent children were under average type of personality in which major proportion (33.3%) prefer to playing race or running and chasing games and 4 per cent children were under high type of personality in which major proportion (50.0%) prefer to playing racing.