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  • Sports Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Latent profile analysis (LPA) research on athlete personality profiles has produced inconsistent findings regarding trait configurations and interpretations.
  • Existing studies often include extraneous variables, potentially confounding the identification of universal personality structures.
  • Understanding athlete personality types is crucial for academic support and psychological well-being in student athletes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify distinct personality profiles among student athletes using LPA, excluding additional variables to assess universality.
  • To examine the predictive validity of these personality profiles on academic achievement (GPA).
  • To explore the influence of demographic factors (gender, country) on personality profile distribution.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 424 student athletes from Polish and Ukrainian universities.
  • The Mini-International Personality Item Pool (Mini-IPIP) was used to measure the Big Five personality traits.
  • Latent profile analysis (LPA) was employed to identify personality clusters, and hierarchical multiple linear regression analyzed GPA predictors.

Main Results:

  • Four personality profiles were identified: Restrained Neurotic (32%), Open Extravert (42%), Competitive Neurotic (17%), and Cooperative Perfectionist (8%).
  • The Open Extravert profile demonstrated the strongest association with higher academic achievement (GPA).
  • Personality profiles explained a small portion of GPA variance (2%), with Big Five traits (9%) and demographics (8%) showing greater predictive power.

Conclusions:

  • Personality profiles in student athletes are not entirely universal, showing variations across gender and country.
  • The Restrained Neurotic, Competitive Neurotic, and Cooperative Perfectionist profiles may benefit from psychological support for managing stress.
  • The Open Extravert profile appears most adaptive for academic success, highlighting the need for further cross-cultural validation of athletic personality types.