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Personality profiling of South African rugby union players |
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| Authors: | Ankebé Kruger Kobus Du Plooy Pieter Kruger |
| Affiliation: | 1. Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaAnkebe.Kruger@nwu.ac.za!["ORCID]({"type":"image","src":"/templates/jsp/images/orcid.png"} "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4568-2346;3. Institute of Psychology &4. Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2573-5866;5. Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-3347 |
| Abstract: | This study aimed to investigate whether differences exist in the personality profiles of professional and semi-professional rugby union players. Participants were 73 male rugby players, 52 professional players and 21 semi-professional players. All participants completed the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI) as part of the WebNeuro Sport online assessment. An independent sample t-test showed a statistically significant difference in neuroticism between the professional and semi-professional players. The magnitude-based inference method confirmed the results of the independent sample t-test with a moderate effect. The potential practical value of these findings is that the Neuroticism scale of the Big Five personality dimensions can be used as a screening tool for indicating which players a team would want to recruit and invest time and money in since these players will most likely be capable of progressing to the top level in their sport. |
| Keywords: | expertise performance personality professional rugby union players semi-professional sport |