Personality Attributes in Sports - A Review

Abstract

This review addresses the role of personality in sports. There is presently acceptable proof that athletic achievement and cooperation in sports can be anticipated by personality traits.  There are different model available to measure personality traits in athletes. In this paper, the researcher overview new investigations done by other researchers that have added to our perception of these connections. Sixty plus research papers were reviewed to address the role of personality in Sports. This results in layout manageable avenues of inquiry to help the advancement of research in personality traits in relation to sport and physical activity. This research recognized various vital findings from several research papers. With regards to performance in sports, new investigations have shown that the personality traits can be identified with long haul accomplishment in sports, inter-personal connections, and competitors' mental states previously, during, and after rivalries. It very well reasoned that other than the individual differences, athlete personality traits are diverse for a different type of sport, level of athlete and gender.