The purpose of this study was to identify the personality profiles of Korean high school players. 625 high school players(503 boys, 122 girls) participated in this study. They were divided with 4 groups such as individual/contact(n=364), individual/no...
The purpose of this study was to identify the personality profiles of Korean high school players. 625 high school players(503 boys, 122 girls) participated in this study. They were divided with 4 groups such as individual/contact(n=364), individual/noncontact(n=87), team/contact(n=115), team/noncon tact(n=59). Athletes were participated in 13 sport events such as soccer, wrestling, rifle, rugby, baseball, taekwondo, judo, hocky, track and field, boxing. Cattell`s 16PF was consisted of 16 factors and 160 items(except B factor, 10 items in this research). Statistical procedures included descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, MANOVA, and discriminent analysis. The statistical analysis showed significant differences in six major factors of personality: First Order Factor -coolness/warmth, submissiveness/dominance, desurgency/surgency, praxernia/autia, Second Order Factor - introversion/ extraversion, subduedness/ independence. MANOVA analysis was used to examine group differences in the personality scales. The statistical analysis showed significant group differences in scales of personality: First Order Factor - submissiveness/dominance, desurgency/surgency, tough/tender mindedness, relaxation/anxiety, praxernia/ autia, naivete/shrewdness, Second Order Factor - emotional sensitivity/tough poise, low/high anxiety.