"A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AMONG ATHLETE AND NON-ATHLETE"

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to investigate personality characteristics among athlete and non-athlete. For the present study 200 Sample were selected from Aurangabad town. The effective sample consisted of 200 subjects, out of whom 100 Athlete (Short distance runners, throwers Short put, Javelin, Javelin thrower, and Disk throwers) and 100 non-Athlete (Football players, Cricket players, and Volleyball Players). The purpose of the study was to examine the personality characteristics among athlete and non-athlete.. Hypothesis of the study is Athlete have significantly high personality Characteristics than the non-Athlete. NEOPI test by Paul T. Costa, Jr., Ph.D. & Robert R. McCrae, Ph.D. 1989, 1992 was used the study. Conclusions 1. Athletes have significantly high openness than the non-athlete. 2. Athletes have significantly high Conscientiousness than the non-athlete. 3. Athletes have significantly high Extraversion than the non-athlete. 4. Athletes have significantly high Agreeableness than the non- athlete. 5. Non- Athletes have significantly high Neuroticism than the athlete.