Objective: The aim: Generalization of the results of research by various scientists in the context of anxiety as a stable personality trait, determining the list of causes of anxiety during play in children of preschool and school age.
Patients and methods: Materials and methods: The research was conducted within the framework of the agreement for international cooperation between Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce. 400 people took part in the research from the Ukrainian side, 125 people from the Polish side, a total of 525 people. Of them: 130 (100/30) preschool children, 132 (105/27) primary school children, 130 (96/34) adolescents and 133 (99/34) young people. The methodologies "CMAS Explicit Anxiety Scale" (adapted by A. Prihozhan) and "Personal Anxiety Scale" (A. Prihozhan) were used to achieve the stated goal of the research.
Results: Results: Play as a social phenomenon has a positive impact on the health of preschool and school children. The positive impact is in identifying and resolving emotional and social issues. Negative effects on the health of preschool and school-age children have also been identified. This is the formation of anxiety as a stable personality trait. Three blocks of causes of anxiety in children of preschool and school age have been identified. The first block of reasons concerns the low level of organization of preparation for the game. The second block includes the reasons that are a consequence of the low level of the game process. Subjective experience of participation of children of preschool and school age in the game is reflected in the third block of reasons "Negative subjective result of the game".
Conclusion: Conclusions: The article summarizes scientific data on the need to take into account during play the levels of activity of preschool and school age children, their individual psychophysiological capabilities and the existing situational and personal anxiety. Also, three blocks of causes of anxiety during the game were identified (block I - during the preparation of the game; block II - during the game; block III - getting a negative subjective result in the game).
Keywords: negative subjective result of participation in the game; participation in the game; preparation for the game.