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A Study of the Personality Types of a Division II NCAA Football Team

Sport and Exercise Psychology. Established in 1920'sPersonality of athletesAthletes vs. Non-athletes

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A Study of the Personality Types of a Division II NCAA Football Team

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    1. A Study of the Personality Types of a Division II NCAA Football Team Kayla Clabaugh, Sarah McDevitt, Julie Sunderland Faculty Advisor: Dr. Christine Offutt

    2. Sport and Exercise Psychology Established in 1920’s Personality of athletes Athletes vs. Non-athletes “Star” athletes Sport Specific athletes Positions of athletes No strong statistical relationship between personality variables and athletic identity

    3. Optimism vs. Pessimism Research on Chronic Illnesses Various cancers Coronary Heart Disease Type 1 Diabetes Rheumatoid Arthritis Multiple Sclerosis

    4. Research on Chronic Illness & Personality type Coping strategies (i.e. “fighting spirit” or “hopeless spirit”) ? Strongly associated with optimism-pessimism Higher optimism ? Fewer cancer-related worries ? Lower levels of depression Higher Pessimism ? Lower survival rate

    5. Sport Injury & Personality type Kamen & Seligman Hypothesized a link between pessimism and immune system function Found pessimistic individuals exhibited lowered immunocompetence Wiese-Bjornstal et al Responses to sport injury include Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses as they cope with the stress of a sport injury

    6. Purpose of this study Examine if there is a link between: Personality types (optimism-pessimism) And various demographics

    7. Methodology Selection of participants A small division II NCAA football team consisting of 66 athletes Participants had to be 18 or older Instrument Worked with advisor to select Martin E. P. Seligman’s Optimism and Depression surveys Athletes were e-mailed a link to the survey

    8. Results Instrument The surveys were transferred into a format on survey monkey Survey was anonymous Consent form and intro to study Demographics Optimism/pessimism survey Depression survey Debriefing statement

    9. Results Participation 19 athletes out of 66 (29%) Completed the whole survey 21 athletes out of 66 (31.8%) Completed demographics-optimism survey

    10. Results Demographics Hometown ( 16/21, rural) Year in college ( mean 2.5) Year in football eligibility (mean 2.2) Ethnicity (19/21 Caucasian) Years in football experience (mean 8.6) Current position (5/21 offensive line) Recruited/ or not ( 18/21 not ) Currently injured (13/21 injured) Playing injured ( 6/13 playing with)

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