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Associations between personality, sports participation and athletic success. A comparison of Big Five in sporting and non-sporting adults
Dario MonzaniMarco D’addarioDario BarettaAndrea GrecoPatrizia Stecasubject
AgreeablenessSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleBig Five personality factormedia_common.quotation_subjectSport succe050109 social psychologyIndividual and team sportHierarchical structure of the Big Fivesports participation and athletic success050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologywith the exception of opennessOpenness to experiencePersonality0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesBig Five personality traitsconscientiousnessGeneral Psychologymedia_commonBig Five personality factorsBig Five personality factors Exploratory structural equation modeling Sport participation Sport success Individual and team sportExtraversion and introversionbiologySport successAthleteswhile less successful athletes scored higher than non-athletes only in extraversion and agreeableness. The more successful athletes showed higher agreeableness05 social sciencesExploratory structural equation modelingConscientiousnessbiology.organism_classificationThe present study investigates whether the Big Five personality traits are different among diverse sports populations. A sample of 881 male athletes and non-athletes completed a self-report questionnaire measuring their personality traits. The Exploratory Structure Equation Modeling (ESEM) approach is adopted to test measurement invariance and mean differences among groups. The results indicate that athletes who had experienced the most success in their sport scored higher than non-athletes in each personality dimension of the Big Five with the exception of openness while less successful athletes scored higher than non-athletes only in extraversion and agreeableness. The more successful athletes showed higher agreeableness conscientiousness and emotional stability than the less successful athletes. Individual-sport athletes were found to be more energetic and open than team-sport athletes. The current findings help clarify the relationships between personality traits sports participation and athletic success.and emotional stability than the less successful athletes. Individual-sport athletes were found to be more energetic and open than team-sport athletes. The current findings help clarify the relationships between personality traitsPsychologyhuman activitiesThe present study investigates whether the Big Five personality traits are different among diverse sports populations. A sample of 881 male athletes and non-athletes completed a self-report questionnaire measuring their personality traits. The Exploratory Structure Equation Modeling (ESEM) approach is adopted to test measurement invariance and mean differences among groups. The results indicate that athletes who had experienced the most success in their sport scored higher than non-athletes in each personality dimension of the Big FiveSport participationdescription
Abstract The present study investigates whether the Big Five personality traits are different among diverse sports populations. A sample of 881 male athletes and non-athletes completed a self-report questionnaire measuring their personality traits. The Exploratory Structure Equation Modeling (ESEM) approach is adopted to test measurement invariance and mean differences among groups. The results indicate that athletes who had experienced the most success in their sport scored higher than non-athletes in each personality dimension of the Big Five, with the exception of openness, while less successful athletes scored higher than non-athletes only in extraversion and agreeableness. The more successful athletes showed higher agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability than the less successful athletes. Individual-sport athletes were found to be more energetic and open than team-sport athletes. The current findings help clarify the relationships between personality traits, sports participation and athletic success.
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