In the learning environment of sport settings, young athlete`s interaction produces learning outcomes, personality, and psychological development, and it play a key role. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the effects of social loafing on the forehand spin performance for table tennis, and examined the moderating effect of peer leadership and sport confidence. Fifty young athletes were recruited from five high schools in Taipei. The participants completed Peer Leadership Scale, Sports Confidence Scale, and the Sport Forehand Spin Performance of Table Tennis. The methodological design consisted of four experimental groups. Individual performances were compared in individual versus group conditions. During a first session, participants carried out forehand spin of table tennis in the individual condition. During a second session, one of the four experimental groups was equivalent to a group condition without inter-group competition, whereas the three others competed against fictitious opponents which had same or different levels of group performance. Prior to the second forehand spin of table tennis session, members of the three experimental groups were individually asked to assess their team score as well as that of their opponent. A Two-way Mixed Design ANOVA was used to analyze in study. Two ANOVAs with repeated measures and Scheffé post hoc comparisons were used to analyze in study. The results indicated that, under identifiability conditions, the participants improved their forehand spin performance on table tennis, peer leadership and sport confidence were affected as a moderating role, and they perceived less social loafing in their teammates. This study shows that the competitive context, social interaction, and confidence for group outcomes have an impact on social loafing.
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