Comparative Analysis of Personality traits in Male and Female Swimmers

Bita Ebrahimi¹ Mahnaz Askarian²

1) M.A in psychometry Islamic Azad University Tehran central Branch
2) Member of the Board of Education Islamic Azad University Ashtian Branch

IOI Code : XYCH-AECAD
Publication : 3rd International conference on Management , Economics and Humanities(icmeh.org)
Abstract :
    The present study aims at the comparison between the personality traits of male and female swimmers . The research society in the article, is composed of all the swimmers of the swimming federation in Tehran. The sample presents 120 swimmers, including sixty male and sixty female ones . The methodology utilized, is of survey kind obtaining the needed information , NEO five – factor questionaires were distributed among the aforementioned society . Focusing on statistical model of T-Test , experimental inputs were given to spss . The research findings were composed of two independent groups . The results were indicative of the fact that the sex played a pivotal role in personality trails such as extraversion and flexibility. To sum up , male swimmers showed higher average in extraversion , comparing the female ones. Conversely , female swimmers showed higher average in flexibility .

Keywords : sexuality personality trait