GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY PROFILES OF PLAYERS
Author(s): Poonam Joshi
Authors Affiliations:
Associate Professor, Physical Education, K. S. Saket P.G. College, Ayodhya, UP
DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202502030 | Paper ID: IJIRMF202502030Present study was aimed to find out the impact of gender (male and female) upon the various dimensions of Personality as- Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. The total sample comprised of 60 players. Out of the 60 players, 30 were female sports persons and 30 were male sports persons. The sample was selected from various Degree Colleges affiliated to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. The data collection was done with the help of “Big Five Personality Inventory” constructed by Arun Kumar Singh and Ashok Kumar (2014). T-test has been calculated to assess the significant difference between means of different groups (male and female). In the result a significant impact of gender was found upon the various dimensions of Personality as- Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. Female participants have shown high level of neuroticism, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness then males. On the other hand, male participants have shown high level of Extraversion and Openness to Experience then female participants.
Poonam Joshi (2025); GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY PROFILES OF PLAYERS, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-2, Pp.194-198. Available on – https://www.ijirmf.com/
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