Trait personality in sport and exercise psychology: A mapping review and research agenda

Laborde, Sylvain; Allen, Mark S.; Katschak, Kristin; Mattonet, Katharina; Lachner, Nicolas

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2019.1570536

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“…The role of personality traits in predicting susceptibility to experience paradoxical performances has emerged in recent reports (Bennett et al, 2016;Laborde et al, 2019), yet this research is still in its infancy. As such, the primary aim of the current study was to investigate whether individual differences could predict the prevalence of choking and/or the yips in a large sample of competitive golfers and archers.…”

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“…Research has recently been investigating the influence of individual differences on paradoxical performances (Roberts et al, 2013;Byrne et al, 2015;Laborde et al, 2019). Individual differences have been assessed using two approaches: typebased assessments (to categorize individuals as one type or another) or trait-based assessments (to position individuals on a linear continuum).…”

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Personality Predictors of Yips and Choking Susceptibility

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The ability to perform under heightened levels of pressures is one of the largest discriminators of those who achieve success in competition and those who do not. There are several phenomena associated with breakdowns in an athlete's performance in a high-pressure environment, collectively known as paradoxical performances. The two most prevalent and researched forms of paradoxical performance are the yips and choking. The aim of the current study is to investigate a range of psychological traits (fear of negative evaluation, individual differences, anxiety sensitivity, self-consciousness, perfectionistic self-presentation, and perfectionism) and their ability to predict susceptibility to choking and the yips in an experienced athlete sample. 155 athletes (Golfers n = 86; Archers n = 69) completed six trait measures and a selfreport measure of yips or choking experience. The prevalence rate for choking and yips in both archers and golfers was 67.7 and 39.4%, respectively. A 2 × 2 × 2 MANOVA and discriminant function analysis revealed that a combination of 11 variables correctly classified 71% of choking and non-choking participants. Furthermore, analysis confirmed that a combination of four variables correctly classified 69% of the yips and non-yips affected participants. In this first study to examine both paradoxical performances simultaneously, these findings revealed that for the yips, all predictors stemmed from social sources (i.e., perfectionistic self-presentation), whereas choking was associated with anxiety and perfectionism, as well as social traits. This important distinction identified here should now be tested to understand the role of these traits as development or consequential factors of choking and the yips.

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Personality Predictors of Yips and Choking Susceptibility

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“…Within competitiveness, the thematic analysis used by the researchers identified grit, mental toughness, resilience, and hardiness as traits related to competitiveness. All of these traits were linked to the Big-Five trait of conscientiousness (Laborde et al, 2019). Conscientiousness had been previously linked to successful performance in collegiate athletes (Piedmont et al, 1999) and this link could be further supported with the exploration of grit, resilience, hardiness, and mental toughness' links to performance.…”

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“…In previous studies, conscientiousness had been linked to successful performance in collegiate athletes (Piedmont et al, 1999). Other researchers, such as Laborde et al (2019), further examined this link in a recent mapping review by using a thematic analysis to map individual personality traits for sport performance onto its closest facet from the Big Five NEO.…”

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“…The shift from five-factor personality traits to individual personality characteristics largely stems from the ongoing debate in personality research regarding the difference between states and traits. Traits are known to be enduring, patterns of thought, feelings, or behavior that distinguish a person across temporal and physical settings while states are known to be thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a certain moment in time (Laborde et al, 2019). The difference is that traits are much more stable and enduring across many moments while a state is a reflection of a particular setting or time.…”

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Exploring the Relationship Between Hardiness and Performance in Collegiate Baseball Players

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The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of the individual personality characteristic of hardiness on trait anxiety and objective performance within NCAA Division I collegiate baseball players. An updated version of the PVS III-R was used to measure hardiness after a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. Of the total 389 players that participated, 171 met inclusion criteria requirements and were split into two groupshitters (N=94) and pitchers (N=80)to identify differences in skills and how sub-constructs of hardiness affected performance through a descriptive correlational prospective design. The results show significant moderating effects of commitment for pitchers that accounted for the majority of variance in the relationship between perception of trait anxiety intensity and left on base percentage (LOB%) and wild pitches (WP). For hitters, significant moderating effects of control accounted for less variance in the relationship between perception of trait anxiety intensity on batting average on balls in play (BABIP) and double plays grounded into (GDP). The findings indicate there may be situational significance of hardiness' moderating effect on the relationship between trait anxiety and objective performance that may not be present until runners are on base. Practitioners could use these findings to target mental skills that could build up a pitcher's commitment or hitter's sense of control to moderate their performance within certain situations within collegiate baseball settings. Future studies could aim to replicate this study under normal NCAA collegiate baseball seasons when possible to corroborate situational findings and the utilization of updated PVS III-R scale.

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Component-based structural equation modeling for the assessment of psycho-social aspects and performance of athletes

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Recent studies have pointed out the effect of personality traits on athletes’ performance and success; however, fewer analyses have focused the relation among these features and specific athletic behaviors, skills, and strategies to enhance performance. To fill this void, the present paper provides evidence on what personality traits mostly affect athletes’ mental skills and, in turn, their effect on the performance of a sample of elite swimmers. The main findings were obtained by exploiting a component-based structural equation modeling which allows to analyze the relationships among some psychological constructs, measuring personality traits and mental skills, and a construct measuring sports performance. The partial least squares path modeling was employed, as it is the most recognized method among the component-based approaches. The introduced method simultaneously encompasses latent and emergent variables. Rather than focusing only on objective behaviors or game/race outcomes, such an approach evaluates variables not directly observable related to sport performance, such as cognition and affect, considering measurement error and measurement invariance, as well as the validity and reliability of the obtained latent constructs. The obtained results could be an asset to design strategies and interventions both for coaches and swimmers establishing an innovative use of statistical methods for maximizing athletes’ performance and well-being.

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Trait personality in sport and exercise psychology: A mapping review and research agenda

Cited by 38 publications

References 65 publications

Personality Predictors of Yips and Choking Susceptibility

Personality Predictors of Yips and Choking Susceptibility

Exploring the Relationship Between Hardiness and Performance in Collegiate Baseball Players

Component-based structural equation modeling for the assessment of psycho-social aspects and performance of athletes

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