| Abstract: |
Sports disciplines can be divided due to the type of contact allowed with the
opponent. We distinguish disciplines with direct and indirect contact as well
as non-contact disciplines. The intention of this study was to check if the
behavior of professional athletes is determined by the type of contact of
sports disciplines. 180 competitive athletes from six sport disciplines, i.e.
luge, tennis, wrestling, team mountaineering, volleyball and rugby, were
purposefully selected for the study. The research method used was the NEO-FFI
Personality Inventory. It was shown that specific samples - lugers, team
mountaineers and rugbists are characterized by low neuroticism in relation to
tennis players, wrestlers and volleyball players. Athletes of non-contact
disciplines stand out by low neuroticism in relation athletes of indirect and
direct contact disciplines. Team athletes are distinguished by low neuroticism
in relation to individual athletes. On this basis, the following conclusions
were made. The behavior of athletes depends on the type of contact of the
sport discipline. Behavioral profiles are specific to the requirements of a
given sport discipline and are consistent with the average profile of behavior
of all athletes, characterized by high conscientiousness and extraversion,
average openness to experience and agreeableness. The indicator
differentiating the behavior of athletes due to the type of contact of the
sport discipline is neuroticism. |