Characteristics of the dimensions and sub-dimensions of young basketball players personalities

The aim of the present work is to assess the personality traits of young basketball players aged 16-18 years (n=186) through the description of the dimensions and sub-dimension from the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) regarding personality. This was a non-experimental study in which a descriptive trans...

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Autores: Piñar López, Maria Isabel, Cárdenas Vélez, David, Alarcón López, Francisco, Escobar Molina, Raquel, Estevez, Fernando, Torre Ramos, Elisa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:62680
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/62680
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Personality
Big-Five model
Young players
Basketball
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Sumario:The aim of the present work is to assess the personality traits of young basketball players aged 16-18 years (n=186) through the description of the dimensions and sub-dimension from the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) regarding personality. This was a non-experimental study in which a descriptive transversal design was used. The results that were obtained indicate the players in the selected sample are characterized as people who are: a) moderately dynamic, extraverted and dominant; b) moderately altruistic, understanding and tolerant; c) moderately responsible, orderly, and diligent; d) moderately balanced, calm, patient, and able to manage their emotions moderately well; and e) rather uncreative, unimaginative, and not well informed.