Personality Characteristics and Duration of Ata Taekwondo Training
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 76 (2) , 363-366
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1993.76.2.363
Abstract
Students in ATA Taekwondo schools were administered the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. The students were divided into two groups of 15 persons each based on 0–1.4 yr. vs 1.5 + yr. spent in formal Taekwondo training. From the 16 PF, scores on two second-order and one derived factor were calculated for Anxiety, Independence, and Leadership. The groups having longer Taekwondo training times scored significantly lower on Anxiety and higher on Independence. Although Leadership scores were higher for the longer trained group they were not statistically significant.Keywords
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