Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

Personality Traits and Mental Skills in Football, Weightlifting, and Bodybuilding Athletes

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Pouya Sofizadeh 1
Ali Esmaeili 2
Nasser Sobhi Gharameleki 3
1 MS in Sports Psychology, Faculty of Physical Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
10.48308/mbsp.2024.232114.1210
Abstract
themselves through superior psychological characteristics. This research examines the personality traits and mental skills of bodybuilding, weightlifting, and football athletes through a descriptive, comparative, and cross-sectional study.
Methods: The study included 86 male football players, 79 weightlifters, and 74 male athletes competing in national bodybuilding championships, ranging in age from 18 to 37 years. Personality traits were assessed using the five-factor NEO questionnaire, and psychological skills were evaluated using the EMS-3 questionnaire.
Results: One-way analysis of variance revealed significant differences in mental skills (F=19.868) and personality traits (F=14.488) among athletes in the three disciplines. There was a significant correlation between personality traits and mental skills in soccer players, weightlifters, and bodybuilding athletes (P<0.05). Additionally, the model used indicated that personality traits effectively explain athletes' mental skills (F=98.18).
Conclusion: Personality traits and mental skills are closely linked, and specific personality traits can predict levels of mental skills. Understanding this relationship through the model employed in this study can assist sports psychologists in providing better services.
Keywords
Personality Traits
Mental Skills
Bodybuilding
Football
Weightlifting
Subjects
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Sports Psychology
Volume 16, Issue 1
2024
Pages 255-274

  • Receive Date 21 June 2023
  • Revise Date 12 October 2023
  • Accept Date 17 January 2024