Topic 4 - Aidman

Question 1

What did they use for this study?

Answer 1

Cattell’s 16 personality factors

Question 2

What was the aim?

Answer 2

To investigate athlete personality profiles in a group of Australian rules Football

Question 3

What was the sample?

Answer 3

32 elite junior Australian Football league players

Question 4

What were the personalities that most of the elite junior athlete’s had?

Answer 4

More sociable (A), group-oriented (Q2), enthusiastic (F), socially bold (H) and emotionally stable (C)

Question 5

What were the personalities that most of the elite junior athlete’s lacked?

Answer 5

Less driven (Q4), trusting (L)

Question 6

How many years later did they evaluate their progress?

Answer 6

7 years

Question 7

How many made it into senior AFL competition?

Answer 7

13

Question 8

How many played minor league or dropped out?

Answer 8

19

Question 9

What did the players that made a successful transition lack (personality traits)?

Answer 9

Tension (Q4)

Question 10

What did the players that made a successful transition have (personality traits)?

Answer 10

Stronger group-orientation (Q2), showed a preference for more traditional views (Q1) and were more conscientious (G)