Personality profile of Polish Volleyball players – a case study of players at various sports levels

Abstract

Aim. The aim of the study was to check if there are differences in the personality of volleyball players in Poland at different levels of sports advancement. Method and subject. The study was conducted with the NEO-FFI Personality Inventory on three groups of Polish volleyball players: first league (n = 30), second league (n = 30), third league (n = 30). Results. First league volleyballers showed lower levels of neuroticism and higher extraversion and conscientiousness indicators than players from the third league. Conclusions. There are statistical significant differences between volleyballers at different sports levels in the scales of neuroticism, extraversion and conscientiousness.

Keywords

• sport psychology
• personality
• neo-ffi
• volleyball
• sports level