Abstract

MARIN, Ana Alicia et al. Characteristics in the Personality of Young Basketball Players (15 and under). CPD [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.1, pp.135-138. ISSN 1989-5879.

The aim of the present work was to assess the personality traits of young basketball players aged 13-15 years (n=54) through the evaluation of the dimensions of personality questionnaire BFQ-NA, for children and adolescents. We used a descriptive transversal design in this study which was non-experimental. The results that were obtained confirm that the players selected for the sample are characterized by being: a) persistent, tenacious and demanding, b) open to novelty, creative, spontaneous and educate, c)with normal values of sociability, confidence and enthusiasm, d) friendly, honest and polite, e) calm, serene and slightly irritable.

Keywords : Personality; Big-Five model; young players; basketball.

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