Nieuwenhuis, K.M. (2015) Personality traits of 11 to 17 year old adolescents participating in a variety of sports. thesis, Sport Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
The developmental, health and social benefits of involvement in sports are widely recognized. However, many adolescents drop-out from sports as they lose their sense of fun. Choosing a sport that suits personal characteristics may lead to increased long-term enjoyable participation in sports, as different sports might require different personal characteristics. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the personality traits of adolescents in relation to their participation in sports. Differences in personality traits between adolescent non-participants and participants in different types of sports (individual, team, or both; related to their sense of fun) were examined. A sample of 162 adolescents (mean age 13.94 ± 1.17; 73 boys and 89 girls) was included, 44 of whom were grouped as individual sports participants, 58 as team sports participants, 20 as mixed sport participants, and 25 as non-participants in the statistical analysis. Adolescents completed a sports history questionnaire about their sports participation. The Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children (HiPIC) was filled out by participants’ parents assessing the big five personality traits emotional stability, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. MANCOVA results (covariates age and gender), showed that sports participants were significantly more emotionally stable (p<.05), extraverted (p<.01), and agreeable (p<.05) than non-participants. Between different types of sports (individual, team or mixed), no significant differences were found regarding the five personality domains (p>.05). In conclusion, the current study provides a first insight into the personality profiles of adolescents in relation to their enjoyable participation in sports. Future research of adolescent personality in sports can contribute to the prevention of sports dropout and the effective promotion of enjoyable sports participation as professionals can help individuals choose a sport that matches their personality. Key words: adolescents, Big Five, HiPIC, personality domains, sports participation
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Elferink-Gemser, dr. M.T. and Hartman, dr. E. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2022 12:55 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Apr 2022 12:55 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3100 |
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