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Personality definition

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“The sum total of an individual’s characteristics which make him/her unique” (Hollander, 1971)

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Trait approach

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  • stable

- traits are considered to predispose a person to act a certain way regardless of situation/circumstances

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Situation approach

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  • argues that behaviour is largely determined by the situation/environment
  • if the influence of the environment is strong enough, the influence of personality traits are minimal
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Interactional approach

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  • combination of state and trait personality determines behaviour
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Big 5 Model of Personality

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Openness
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
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Openess

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  • originality
  • need for variety
  • curiosity
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Conscientiousness

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  • achievement striving

- self-discipline

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Extroversion

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  • enthusiasm
  • sociability
  • assertiveness
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Agreeableness

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  • amiability
  • altruism
  • modesty
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Neuroticism

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Anxiety, depression & anger vs. emotional stability

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Structure of personality

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  1. Role-related behaviour
  2. Typical responses
  3. Psychological core
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Role-related behaviour

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  • how you act in relation to your perceived role in a specific social situation
  • most changeable aspect of personality
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Typical responses

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  • usual manner in which we respond to different environmental situations
  • good indicator of the psychological core
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Psychological core

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  • represents the ‘real you’
  • deepest component of personality and therefore the most stable
  • includes:
    • attitudes
    • values
    • interests
    • motives
    • beliefs about yourself
    • self-worth
  • internal, constant, stable
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Measuring personality

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  1. Questionnaires
  2. Interviews
  3. Obeservations
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Benefits of questionnaires

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  • measures state and trait personality

- captures a person’s tendency to feel anxious vs. how anxious they feel generally

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Shortfalls of questionnaires

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  • self-report
  • potential for bias (may not understand the question or believe that it is being used for team selection and therefore not be truthful in their answers)
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Benefits of interviews

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Open-ended and flexible

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Shortfalls of interviews

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  • difficult to quantify

- may be influenced by the interviewer

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Shortfalls of observations

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  • difficult to quantify

- may be influenced by obeserver

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“Seeking sensation” Theory

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  • Identifies the amount of stimulation a person will seek as an aspect of personality
  • made up of numerous qualities
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Qualities that make up the “sensation seeking” theory

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  • seeking of thrills & adventure
  • tendency to act on impulse
  • seeking of new experiences
  • vulnerability to boredom
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Positive Mental Health (POMs) and the ‘Iceberg’ Profile

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  • Morgan reported that the model was effective in predicting athletic performance
  • suggests mental health is directly linked to athletic success
  • 5 negative subscales
  • 1 positive subscale
  • successful athletes would score lower on the negative subscales and higher on the positive subscale
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Positive subscale of the ‘Iceberg’ profile

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Vigour

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Negative subscales of the ‘Iceberg’ profile

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  1. Neuroticism
  2. Fatigue
  3. Depression
  4. Confusion
  5. Anger
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Credulous vs. Sceptical Debate

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Credulous = belief that personality is closely related to athletic performance
Sceptical = argue that personality is not related to athletic success
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Athletes vs. Non-athletes study that benefited the ‘sceptical’ debate

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  • there is no specific personality profile that continually distinguishes between athletes and non-athletes
  • outstanding athletes have similar personality characteristics regardless of gender
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Schurr’s study

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  1. 2000 male college students
  2. could not distinguish between athletes and non-athletes
  3. differences emerged when categorised into sports
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Evidence that supports the ‘credulous’ debate

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Female athletes are more oriented, independent, aggressive, emotionally stable and assertive than female non-athletes

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