Table 2.
Characteristics of anxiety and Temperament and Character Inventory in athletes. Data are means (±SD).
| Sports | Anxiety | Temperament and Character Inventory | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Trait | NS | HA | RD | P | |
| Endurance sports | ||||||
| long distance running | 53.3 (12.6) | 46.8 (11.8) | 23.0 (3.7) | 18.4 (5.3) | 13.7 (3.3) | 3.2 (1.6) |
| Power sports/combat | 52.5 (14.4) | 50.5 (12.0) | 19.5 (4.8) | 18.6 (5.7) | 14.9 (3.4) | 4.9 (1.5) |
| Taekwondo | 57.4 (14.3) | 53.4 (11.8) | 17.7 (3.1) | 20.3 (4.2) | 15.9 (3.1) | 5.1 (1.4) |
| Cireum | 54.4 (13.3) | 53.6 (9.3) | 21.3 (7.3) | 15.6 (6.8) | 15.2 (3.9) | 6.0 (.7) |
| Judo | 48.9 (14.2) | 47.4 (12.6) | 19.9 (4.3) | 18.9 (5.6) | 14.1 (3.2) | 4.3 (1.6) |
| Power sports/individual | 50.8 (11.6) | 53.9 (14.9) | 20.5 (5.6) | 17.7 (6.3) | 14.5 (3.2) | 4.3 (1.9) |
| Throwing | 48.1 (12.8) | 46.7 (12.1) | 24.2 (6.4) | 17.6 (6.0) | 15.4 (4.1) | 3.9 (1.9) |
| Swimming | 54.9 (12.2) | 54.7 (19.5) | 18.1 (3.2) | 21.7 (3.9) | 13.8 (1.6) | 3.7 (1.9) |
| Golf | 49.9 (9.4) | 58.9 (10.7) | 19.2 (4.8) | 14.7 (6.3) | 14.3 (2.9) | 5.2 (1.5) |
| Team sports | 41.5 (11.7) | 43.0 (12.7) | 19.8 (5.9) | 18.4 (5.9) | 15.3 (3.5) | 4.5 (1.9) |
| Soccer | 44.0 (9.4) | 48.9 (11.6) | 19.8 (4.5) | 18.6 (5.6) | 16.3 (2.8) | 4.7 (2.1) |
| Rugby | 48.9 (13.9) | 46.1 (14.8) | 22.4 (5.4) | 19.4 (5.8) | 13.5 (3.6) | 3.8 (1.9) |
| Baseball | 35.1 (7.8) | 38.3 (10.7) | 18.1 (6.6) | 17.7 (6.3) | 15.7 (3.5) | 4.9 (1.9) |
| Athlete total | 49.4 (13.4) | 49.8 (13.8) | 20.3 (5.3) | 18.2 (5.9) | 14.8 (3.3) | 4.5 (1.8) |
| Non athlete | 41.8 (7.2) | 42.4 (7.4) | 20.4 (5.5) | 16.7 (5.9) | 14.7 (3.2) | 4.2 (1.8) |
TCI: Temperament and Character Inventory, NS: Novelty Seeking, HA: Harm Avoidance, RD: Reward Dependence, P: persistence