Abstract:
Objectives. The purpose of the study was to examine possible correlations and differences of personality and trait
anxiety between male and female volleyball players. Methods. The sample consisted of 79 Division A & C
volleyball athletes (35 men and 44 women). Personality factors were investigated with the use of IPIP (International
Personality Item Pool), whereas for trait anxiety the STAI - X2 (State - Trait Anxiety Inventory) questionnaire was
used. Results. Statistically important differences were noticed between male and female volleyball players regarding
the factors of extraversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability. In the remainder examined factors, that is, trait
anxiety, consciousness and intellectual ability-imagination, no statistically important differences were noticed. A
differentiation was also noticed regarding the relationship of factors when gender was selected as a criterion.
Conclusion. The results reveal that male athletes were influenced to a different degree on personality factors as
compared to female athletes. Further research is needed to investigate differences between the two genders by using
samples from other team and individual sports.
Machine summary:
"gr general factors of predisposition, which are: 1) extraversion (cordiality, sociability, confidence, activity, research of emotions, positive emotions), 2) neuroticism (anxiety, aggression, sadness, shyness, vulnerability, impulsiveness), 3) intellectual ability - imagination (imagination, openness to experience, esthete, emotions, intensity, ideas, principles, 4) agreeableness (confidence, compliance, sensitization, frankness, altruism, humility), and 5) consciousness (will, reliability, assiduity, consistent with authorities, ambitions, persistence, thoughtfulness) (8-10).
According to Kane (1978), there is a type of athletic personality, which differs from the general population in specific features, characterized by leadership abilities, socialization, self-confidence, social status, low levels of stress, high emotional stability, non autocratic behavior and resistance in pain (25).
The IPIP questionnaire (14,40,41) was selected in order to evaluate the below 5 basic personality factors: 1) extraversion, 2) agreeableness, 3) consciousness, 4) emotional stability – neuroticism, and 5) intellectual ability – imagination.
No statistical significant differences were noticed between male and female volleyball athletes for trait anxiety, consciousness and intellectual ability – imagination.
Correlation results between personality and trait anxiety tfactors of for male and female volleyball players separately (Table 3), revealed trait anxiety as negatively associated with the factors of emotional stability (r = -.
001 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Overall, the results of this study did not reveal statistically significant differences between male and female volleyball athletes concerning trait anxiety, consciousness and intellectual ability – imagination.
Cordiality, confidence, research of emotions, are values that affect -and are affected- by the agreeableness male and female volleyball athletes demonstrate, the satisfaction they feel during participation in sports, and probably their educational level."