PERSONALITY TRAITS PREDICT IN SPORTS PERFORMANCE AMONG UNIVERSITY ATHLETES

Authors

  • Muhammad Badar Habib Department of SS&PE, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur-Pakistan
  • Sana Waris Department of SS&PE, University of Sargodha-Pakistan
  • Saiqa Afzal Department of SS&PE, Riphah International University Faisalabad-Pakistan

Keywords:

Personality traits, Sports performance, Game performance, University athletes

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the personality traits predict in sports performance among university athletes. The sample was comprised of 232 (male=148 and Female = 84), aged between 18 to 30 years (M/SD; 25.11/1.60) of university athletes. The data were gathered from three universities of Punjab, Pakistan through purposive sampling technique. The present research was quantitative in nature and cross-sectional research design was applied. Two research instruments were used to measure the quantify data; Revised NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI-R) and Coach's Ratings Scale. The results of correlation clearly identified that neuroticism personality trait was significantly and negatively correlated with coach ability,, athletic ability, game performance, team playerness, work ethic and overall sports performance among university athletes. While, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness personality traits were significantly and positively correlated with coach ability, athletic ability, game performance, team playerness, work ethic and overall sports performance among university athletes. Whereas, the results of multiple regression analysis revealed that agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness were found to be the significant predictors of sports performance.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Badar Habib, Department of SS&PE, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur-Pakistan

Department of SS&PE, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur-Pakistan

Sana Waris, Department of SS&PE, University of Sargodha-Pakistan

Department of SS&PE, University of Sargodha-Pakistan

Saiqa Afzal, Department of SS&PE, Riphah International University Faisalabad-Pakistan

Department of SS&PE, Riphah International University Faisalabad-Pakistan

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