Chen Xin, Qiu Nan, Chen Chao, Zhai Liang
Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Institute of Sport Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Front Psychol. 2021 Feb 18;12:609153. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.609153. eCollection 2021.
This study aimed to test the association between personality traits and affect among boxers and to figure out whether loneliness mediated this relationship. This study used The Big Five Personality Traits Scale, The UCLA Loneliness Scale, and The Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) which were administered to = 231 boxers (age: M = 20.28; = 2.60), of which 62% were male ( = 144) and 38% were female ( = 87). The results showed that (1) conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness were negatively related with negative affect, neuroticism was positively associated with negative affect, and openness showed no relationship with negative affect; (2) conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness were all positively correlated with positive affect, neuroticism was negatively associated with positive affect, and openness showed no relationship with positive affect; (3) conscientiousness, extraversion, openness, and agreeableness were negatively related with loneliness and neuroticism was positively associated with loneliness; and (4) loneliness was positively associated with negative affect; loneliness was negatively associated with positive affect; and loneliness had mediating effect on the relationship between the personality traits and affect. Furthermore, these findings suggest that loneliness might be one mechanism explaining how boxer's personality traits influence their athletic performance. Therefore, in the future, we should start by helping them reduce their loneliness to reduce their negative affect and improve their positive affect and also, in some degree, to enhance boxers' athletic ability and mental quality health.
本研究旨在测试拳击运动员的人格特质与情感之间的关联，并弄清楚孤独感是否在这种关系中起中介作用。本研究使用了大五人格特质量表、加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独感量表和正负情感量表（PANAS），对231名拳击运动员（年龄：M = 20.28；标准差 = 2.60）进行了施测，其中62%为男性（n = 144），38%为女性（n = 87）。结果表明：（1）尽责性、外向性和宜人性与消极情感呈负相关，神经质与消极情感呈正相关，开放性与消极情感无关联；（2）尽责性、外向性和宜人性均与积极情感呈正相关，神经质与积极情感呈负相关，开放性与积极情感无关联；（3）尽责性、外向性、开放性和宜人性与孤独感呈负相关，神经质与孤独感呈正相关；（4）孤独感与消极情感呈正相关；孤独感与积极情感呈负相关；孤独感在人格特质与情感的关系中起中介作用。此外，这些研究结果表明，孤独感可能是解释拳击运动员人格特质如何影响其运动表现的一种机制。因此，在未来，我们应该首先帮助他们减少孤独感，以减少他们的消极情感，提高他们的积极情感，并且在一定程度上增强拳击运动员的运动能力和心理健康素质。
