Psychological profiles of athletes is a topic that is studied in sports, and one important focus of this psychology is the athletes ability to cope and respond appropriately to stressful situations involved in competition (De Melo, Giavoni, 2010). The article titled, “Elaboration and Validation of the Athletes Idiocentric and Allocentric Profile Incentory” by, Gislane De Melo and Adriana Giavoni discusses the characteristics of athletes cognitive styles and how they respond to different situations within athletics. The hypothesis made in this study was that particular personality traits and characteristics of dominance, competitiveness, anxiety, and support, would all come into play when evaluating the athlete’s response (p. 1022).
Purpose and Sample
The purpose of this study was to research various athletes in different sports and evaluate …show more content…
However, this information is very limited as far as basing these results on all athletes as a whole. The sample from this study consisted of participants from national level championships and high performance club teams. This means that every athlete that participated in the questionnaires is a very highly skilled and competitive athlete. This being said, such high level athletes are likely to be of the same mindset and focus on their particular sport. The majority of these athletes may have committed a major portion of their lives to these sports, and share the same commitment and competitive level as each other. These athletes cannot be compared to younger athletes, or those who do not play the sport at such a high level. Those who simply participate in the sport for fun and enjoyment of the game, and do not have any significant winning or pressure on them to succeed, may have very different answers and connections to their responses to