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• TITLE: Personality and Performance in Eventing

  AUTHORS: Jennifer Hart, Adrian Furnham

  KEYWORDS: Big Five Personality, Core Self-Evaluations, Equestrian Eventing, Amateurs, Professionals

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.7 No.10, September 5, 2016

  ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of personality on performance in the sport of Eventing. A questionnaire consisting of the abbreviated Big Five and Core-Self Evaluations (CSE) was administered to 155 participants who were split into three groups: Amateurs (n = 48), Progressive Amateurs (n = 62) and Professionals (n = 45). The criteria were self and other rated performance. The results showed that CSE, Conscientiousness and Extraversion were significant predictors of actual and rated performance. Implications and limitations were discussed.