Table 3.

The impact of the chess—perceptions of the parents.

Positive aspects (5 = very high degree, 1 = very low degree)	Negative aspects (5 = very high degree, 1 = very low degree)
Positive aspects index	Negative aspects index
M = 3.34, SD = 0.40	M = 1.36, SD = 0.38
Q20: Chess helps the children to develop positive emotions M = 4.38, SD = 0.78	Q18: Chess helps the children to overcome the negative emotions M = 4.20, SD = 0.84
	The fear of the unknown 27.3%
	The fear of expressing oneself 25.6%
	The impatience 41.6%
	Another 5.6%
Q1. The chess is associated with the development of:	Q41: Preconceptions
55.8% cognitive abilities	The chess community is not very visible/it is not visible in the mass media/it cannot be watched on TV because it takes too long 11.9%
	Reduced physical abilities/predisposition to sedentarism 5.0%
	Financial rewards reduced/not commensurate with investments 3.5%
	Arrogance 2.3%
	That it is the sport of misfits, antisocials, “nerds,” and weird/individualists/autists 7.4%
	That they are introverts 2.2%
	Poor communication 1.7%
	Individualist 1.9%
	Lack of money 3.1%
	Lack of horizons after finishing junior studies 1.3%
	Takes up too much free time for preparation 1.6%
Q28: The children are different from those who do not play chess
Cognitive abilities
Good at logic games/logical skills 3.1%
Able to pay attention/concentrate 6.2%
Smarter/intelligent than the rest
24.4%
Motivated to study, to learn new things 2.6%
Character traits
Ambitious 2.6%
Curious 2.2%
Responsible 2.3%
Persevering 3.6%