Sports talent and personality traits in elite taekwondo athletes
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https://doi.org/10.53591/riaf.v3i2.2292Keywords:
Personality traits, Taekwondo athletes, Personality, Big Five modelAbstract
Introduction: Personality traits can influence various aspects of our lives, including sports. Understanding and appreciating the diversity of personality traits provides us with a deeper insight into human complexity. Objective: To determine if there is a relationship between different personality traits and athletic talent in elite taekwondo athletes. Methodology: A quantitative study with a quasi-experimental observational design and a descriptive-correlational scope was conducted among elite taekwondo athletes participating in sports camps associated with the national Taekwondo organization in the United States (USAT) during the year 2023. Personality traits were evaluated using the Mini International Personality Item Pool (MINI-IPIP) model. Athletic talent, on the other hand, was considered based on the national ranking position in the USAT. Results: After correlation analysis using Pearson's r test, both negative relationships (-0.049, p=0.285; 0.105, p=0.024) and positive relationships (0.044, p=0.346; 0.060, p=0.191; 0.038, p=0.412) were identified in the core variables; however, none of them were statistically significant. It was also observed that the trait most identified in this population was openness to experience. Conclusion: Ultimately, it can be concluded that although no statistically significant relationship was found between the variables of interest, it was possible to identify that extraversion and neuroticism traits were more closely associated with higher athletic talent in these populations, while agreeableness, openness to experience, and conscientiousness traits had less influence.
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