Correlation between coordination and personality traits of soldiers in batlle unit of Slovenian armed forces

Journal Title: Sport Mont - Year 2009, Vol 0, Issue 18

Abstract

The aim of the study was to in ve sti ga te the cor re la tion bet we en mo tor abi lity of co or di na tion and per so na lity tra its of Slo ve nian sol di ers. The su bject sam ple con si sted of 94 sol di ers in a bat tle unit of Slo ve nian Ar med For ces (SAF) who we re ser ving in the fi rst bri ga de (age 26,5 ± 3,4 years). Mo tor abi lity of co or di na tion was as ses sed with two mo tor tasks (polygon backwards and fi gu re 8 duck test). The struc tu re of per so na lity tra its was me a su red with a FPI (Fre i burg Per so na lity In ven tory) in clu ded 114 items and me a su red 9 per so na lity tra its of or der I (ne u ro ti cism, im pul si vity, de pres sion, ir ri ta bi lity, so ci a bi lity, calm ness, do mi nan ce, sup pres sion, sin ce rity) and 3 per so na lity tra its of or der II (ex tro ver si on, emo ti o nal is ta bi lity, ma scu li nity). The cor re la tion bet we en co or di na tion and per so na lity tra its was esti ma ted by the Pe ar son’s cor re la tion co ef fi ci ent. The re sults show that sol di ers who did wor se in mo tor test polygon bac kwards we re mo re ne u ro tic, sup pres sed, and im pul si ve. They al so tend to be mo re so ci a ble. The cor re la tion bet we en se cond test of co or di na tion shows that bet ter sol di ers in this test are mo re ex tro vert or less in tro vert.

Authors and Affiliations

Maja Pori, Primož Pori, Matej Tušak, Anja Valant Velepec

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Maja Pori, Primož Pori, Matej Tušak, Anja Valant Velepec (2009). Correlation between coordination and personality traits of soldiers in batlle unit of Slovenian armed forces. Sport Mont, 0(18), 78-84. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-201452