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Sport and personality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2011

J. E. Kane
J. E. Kane
Affiliation:
West London Institute of Higher Education, Borough Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
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Summary

In a wide-ranging survey, ways are examined in which human personalities can be categorized and the relevance of these categories to sporting performance is examined. The profiles produced by studies of the Eysenck and Cattell type, the significance of the ‘trait’ and the ‘interactional’ approaches and the correlation of personalities with physical performance are considered. The importance of such factors as achievement motivation, causal attribution, selfefficacy, mental rehearsal and concentration is examined. Consideration is given to the role of sport in the fulfilment of the personality.

Type
II. Sport and health
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 13 , supplement S7: Biosocial Aspects of Sport , 1981 , pp. 55 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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