Sport and personality

Eysenck, H. J.; Nias, D.K.B.; Cox, David N.

doi:10.1016/0146-6402(82)90004-2

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“…Following this, the drive stimulus qualities of anxiety might interfere with the athlete's concentration on the task. However, findings partly support this conclusion (Dowd & Innes, 1981;Eysenck et al, 1982). For example, high scorers of neuroticism began with sport activities in order to manage negative affect and to improve recreation (Davies, Fox, Brewer, & Ratusny, 1995), whereas high scores of extraversion seem to have a more competitive disposition for athletic efforts (Egloff & Gruhn, 1996).…”

Section: Personality and Athletic Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 55%

“…Both groups appear to share the achievement orientation, the dependence on physical attributes and a particular motivation for excelling in the activity. General findings indicate that artists show high levels of neuroticism and psychoticism (see Feist, 1998 for metaanalysis; Marchant-Haycox & Wilson, 1992), whereas athletes display high levels of extraversion and low levels of neuroticism (see Colley, Roberts & Chipps, 1985;Eysenck et al, 1982;Kirkcaldy & Furnham, 1991).…”

Section: Personality and Athletic Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Extraverts react and take initiative faster than introverts in tasks such as a social conversations and measurements of reaction time. Extraverts are also more disposed to physical activity and sports than introverts (Eysenck, Nias, & Cox, 1982;Kirkcaldy, 1982), showing a preference for engaging in leisure activities (see Kirkcaldy & Furnham, 1991), most likely due to their energetic, self-assured and social disposition.…”

Section: Major Personality Traitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Becoming and Being an Opera Singer: Health, Personality, and Skills

Sandgren¹

2005

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The present thesis explores factors and processes associated with the artistic profession and development of opera singers. The profession of opera singers has a long story deriving its origin in early 1600s in Italy. What is performed on opera stages today is written in the musical scores in the 18 th and 19th century. The question arises how the modern opera singers live, learn and excel in their contemporary pursuit in order to meet the high demands on performance. The initial study identified health issues related to the professional activity of opera singers. Qualitative and quantitative measurements indicated that psychological problems were associated with a distinct worry for possible negative evaluation from significant others and a fear of vocal indisposition. A range of healthpromoting activities was demonstrated aiming at preventing the occurrence of somatic problems that could cause vocal indisposition. Psychosocial problems concerned difficulties to maintain a family life and relations due to irregular working hours. In Study II, the psychological and physiological effects of singing lessons were investigated with respect to amateur and professional levels of singing experiences. Amateur singers experienced more well-being measured by self-reports of emotional states and by lower levels of stress hormones than professionals. In Study III, narrative accounts were collected to identify factors and processes in the artistic development during higher opera education. A descriptive model was created that embraced the development of various skills such as singing technique, means of expressiveness and interpersonal skills. Outcome variables from the education were artistic autonomy, artistic competence and change in self-concept. In Study IV, personality characteristics were assessed among elite students in opera and business education representing an artistic versus a traditional educational streaming. Female opera students, female business and male business students shared the personality characteristic of extraversion indicating a disposition towards sensation seeking. Male opera singers exhibited a profile of elevated levels of emotionality. In general, the findings across the studies demonstrate that the individual development of operatic artistry is a complex process where health-related issues, personality characteristics, skills acquisition and sociocultural values are critical constituents. A major result was the marked focus on the instrument per se, the voice. Vocal functioning in singing was described as a means of enabling operatic singing, a mode for artistic expression and indicator of health.

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Section: Personality and Athletic Activitiesmentioning

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Section: Personality and Athletic Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Major Personality Traitsmentioning

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Sandgren¹

2005

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“…Interestingly, it was found that contact athletes were more sensitive to provocation and significantly more likely to respond aggressively by stealing points from their opponents compared to noncontact athletes. Although the authors suggest that contact play causes aggression over time through positive reinforcement, it remains plausible that those electing to participate in high‐risk sports are more aggressive initially and participation reflects a personal preference for risky activities (Eysenck, Nias, & Cox, 1982). In fact, in Keeler's (2007) investigation, athletes who endorsed higher levels of aggression in their everyday lives were more likely to endorse hostile aggression in sports, while level of contact was not predictive of either form of aggression; thus, there may be bidirectional relationships between aggression and participation in sports.…”

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Physiological underarousal as a mechanism of aggressive behavior in university athletes with a history of concussion

2018

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IntroductionResearch has indicated that athletes who engage in high‐risk athletic activities, such as football and hockey, have riskier personalities than their low‐risk and nonathlete counterparts (Ahmadi et al., 2011, Procedia Soc Behav Sci, 30 and 247–251; Zuckerman, 1983, Biological bases of sensation seeking, impulsivity, and anxiety, Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc.). For instance, increased sensation‐seeking and aggression are common in high‐risk athletes, rendering these individuals more likely to sustain a subsequent injury, such as concussion. Elevated levels of certain personality traits, including impulsivity and aggression, have also been observed after concussion (Goswami et al., 2016, Brain Struct Funct, 221 and 1911–1925). The purpose of this study therefore was to determine whether aggressive behavior in university athletes may be accounted for, in part, by a history of concussion, rather than exclusively athletic status.MethodsUsing a quasi‐experimental design, 66 university students (n = 18 nonathletes, n = 24 low‐risk athletes, n = 24 high‐risk athletes) with (n = 27) and without a history of concussion (n = 39) completed the Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ; Buss & Perry, 1992, J Pers Soc Psychol, 63 and 452) and provided electrodermal activation (EDA) as an index of physiological arousal.ResultsIt was found that decreased physiological arousal among students with a history of concussion was associated with greater endorsement of physical aggression. Moreover, athletic status did not account for this pattern of aggression, as athletes and nonathletes did not differ in terms of self‐reported aggressive tendencies.ConclusionsPhysiological compromise after concussive injury may act as an independent mechanism of aggressive behavior in athletes beyond factors, such as athletic status.

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“…Thus different sports, even different tasks in the same sport may attract different types of personalities [25]. The decision to participate in particular activities and the sensations experienced are dictated to some extent by stable individual differences [26].…”

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The Relationship Between Motivation Orientations and Competitive Anxiety in Bocce Players: Does Gender Make a Difference

Türkmen¹,

Bozkuş²,

Altıntaş

2013

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Abstract:This study investigated the relationship between motivation orientations and anxiety levels of Bocce players, and gender differences in this relationship. A total of 88 Bocce players (47 female, 41 male) participated to this study voluntarily. All the players completed "Sport Competitive Anxiety Test (SCAT)" and "Sport Motivation Scale (SMS)" test. The data was evaluated using SPSS 19.0, through arithmetic means ( X ), standard deviation (SD), t-test, and correlation analyses. For the statistical significance, p value was taken as 0.05 (p<0.05). Results revealed that female players were more intrinsically motivated, while exhibiting less external regulation and less amotivation than male players. Female players were also observed to have slightly higher competitive anxiety level than males. According to the results of t-test, there were significant differences between female and male players in external regulation and amotivation levels, but none of the intrinsic motivation subscale was statistically significant. Besides, there was no significant difference in competitive anxiety levels of female and male Bocce players. Results also showed that there was no correlation between motivation orientations sub-scales and competitive anxiety. In conclusion, female players had higher score than male players in intrinsic motivation and competitive anxiety, but lower score in external regulation and amotivation.

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Sport and personality

Cited by 187 publications

References 113 publications

Becoming and Being an Opera Singer: Health, Personality, and Skills

Becoming and Being an Opera Singer: Health, Personality, and Skills

Physiological underarousal as a mechanism of aggressive behavior in university athletes with a history of concussion

The Relationship Between Motivation Orientations and Competitive Anxiety in Bocce Players: Does Gender Make a Difference

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