Personality Patterns and Collective tendency among Team Members engaged in highly body contact game

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to determine the relationship between collectivism and personality factors of football players. To fulfill this aim a random sampling technique has been accepted. The respondents were 60 young adult players aged under 19 years selected from two teams of Kolkata metropolitan city. Two different measures are taken namely: Collectivism scale of Yamaguchi (1990c) [8] and Neo-five factor Personality Inventory by Paul Costa and Robert (Jeff) McCrae in 1990 [5]. The findings of the study is that there is a significant correlation between collectivism and personality factors of football players. Personality factors as for example Extraversion, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are moderately reflected on the team members. This study will help to develop personality factors and collectivistic nature of different team members.