The relationship of personality and executive functions in high-level soccer athletes: expertise-and gender-specific differences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psycho-cognitive factors such as personality and executive functions (EFs) are influential parameters when it comes to examining expertise in high-level soccer. Therefore, the profiles of those athletes are relevant both from a practical and scientific point of view. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and executive functions with age group as an influential factor in high-level male and female soccer players.

Methods

Personality traits and executive functions of 138 high-level male and female soccer athletes from the U17-Pros teams were assessed using the big-five paradigm. A series of linear regressions investigated contributions of personality on EF assessments and team, respectively.

Results

Linear regres

SUBMITTER: Spielmann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10175618 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature