Sport interest as predicted by the personality measures of competitiveness, mastery, instrumentality, expressivity, and sensation seeking

Some Ethical Implications of Individual Competitiveness

“…Highly competitive persons also tend not to be agreeable (Mowen 2004;Musson et al 2004), view the world as hostile and dangerous Franken and Brown 1996), and seem opportunistic (Sakalaki and Kazi et al 2007), tough-minded, ruthless, unsympathetic, (Sibley et al 2007), impatient, and irritable (Helmreich et al 1988;Matthews et al 1980;Spence et al 1987). Hypercompetitive persons regard violence positively (Ryckman et al 1990), see hostility and danger around them (Dru 2003), have few inhibitions, value risk taking and adventure, and are susceptible to boredom (Ryckman et al 1994(Ryckman et al , 1996(Ryckman et al , 1997; see also Franken et al 1994). Moreover, hypercompetitors are generally unconcerned about others' welfare or the approval of others (Bing 1999;Ryckman et al 1992Ryckman et al , 1996, tend to be disagreeable, uncooperative, dogmatic, arrogant, and opinionated (Dru 2003;Fletcher and Nusbaum 2008;, believe that other people cannot be trusted (Ryckman et al 1996), engage in frequent conflict with friends (Singleton and Vacca 2007), and tend to be neither helpful nor tolerant (Ryckman et al 1997).…”

Genetic Analysis of Sensation Seeking with an Extended Twin Design

“…The idea of an optimal level of stimulation and arousal was incorporated in a theory that attempted to explain individual differences in response to sensory deprivation (Zuckerman, 1969). Since then, research on sensation seeking found that the personality trait is associated with lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, using other drugs (Zuckerman, 1994), and sports participation (Franken et al, 1994;Jack and Ronan, 1998). Potgieter and Bisschoff (1990), for instance, concluded that sensation seeking may serve as a possible underlying explanation for the motivation of individuals to participate in high-risk versus low-risk sports.…”

Do High- and Low-Active Adolescents Have Different Prototypes of Physically Active Peers?

“…Competitiveness is a form of self-comparison with other persons (Whiteman, Fowkes, Deary, & Lee, 1997). There is empirical evidence that competitiveness is particularly important in relation to physical activity and that competitiveness may be a good indicator of physical activity behavior (Franken, Hill, & Kierstead, 1994).…”