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Personality traits of volleyball and basketball players in regards to position and professionalism

Basketball and volleyball are complex games that demand a level of cognitive abilities and specific personality traits. The most used model of personality is the Big Five model, which differentiates openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Many researchers differentiate a sport personality from a non-sport personality, which is characterised by specific levels of the five traits. The aim of the research was to examine the five personality traits and its potential differences on female volleyball and basketball players in regards to position and professionalism. The research was conducted on 112 female athletes, from which 46 were basketball players and 68 were volleyball players, all of them participants of University Sport national tournament. For the measurement, a General information questionnaire and IPIP-50 (Croatian version) were used. The results of t-tests showed statistically significant differences in all of five personality traits in regards to sport. The results of ANOVA showed statistically significant differences in personality traits in regards to position in both volleyball and basketball players. This and similar research could benefit in sportsmen selection and practice with athletes, to both coaches and sport psychologists. However, there are some limitations. A part of the sample were non-professional players, whose personality traits could be different from the professional athletes’ personality.

Big Five model ; basketball players ; volleyball players ; position

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