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.