Abstract

Find the personality profile of athletes is one of the most important topics of research in psychological studies in the field of sports. This study compared the expression of happiness, psychological hardiness, and sensation seeking among both athletes and no athletes in men and women that were living in the Sanandaj and Ardabil city. Therefore, 200 athletes (100 women, 100 men) and 80 no athletes (40 females, 40 males) were selected using random sampling and were studied with causal- comparison method. Required information was collected using the Oxford happiness questionnaire, psychological hardiness scale, and Arnett's sensation seeking scale, and were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance. Results showed that levels of happiness, athletics psychological hardiness, and sensation seeking were more than non-athletes. According to the results of this study can be said exercise, increasing hardiness and happiness and satisfy excitement.

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