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Comparison of Temperament and Cognitive Function Between Basketball and Baseball Players

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2024

Kun Jung Kim ,
Doug Hyun Han ,
Sun Mi Kim  and
Kyung Joon Min
Kun Jung Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Doug Hyun Han
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Sun Mi Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Kyung Joon Min*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
*
*Presenting author.
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Abstract

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Aims

The purpose of this study was investigating the differences in temperament, personality, and cognitive function among athletes and non-athletes, as well as differences within athlete groups participating in different-paced sports like baseball and basketball.

Methods

A total of 57 professional basketball players, 51 professional baseball players, and 44 non-athletes subjected to temperament and characteristics inventory assessments and computerized neurocognitive function test. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to analyze the average differences in demographic characteristics, temperament, personality traits, and cognitive functions among the three groups, followed by Bonferroni post hoc tests. Comparisons between starters and non-starters within the athlete groups were conducted using the Mann–Whitney U test.

Results

In the analysis of temperament, the basketball and baseball player groups exhibited higher reward dependence and persistence compared with the control group. Additionally, in the assessment of personality traits, both basketball and baseball player groups scored higher in self-directedness and cooperativeness compared with the control group, whereas self-transcendence scores were lower. In cognitive ability assessments, baseball and basketball players outperformed the control group in emotional perception tests. Both baseball and basketball players showed lower card movement counts compared with the control group.

Conclusion

This study compared the differences in temperament, personality, and cognitive abilities between professional basketball and baseball players and non-athletes. These results provide valuable insights into the temperament, personality, and cognitive abilities of professional athletes, contributing important information for athlete development and coaching goals in the future.

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Information
BJPsych Open , Volume 10 , Supplement S1: Abstracts from the RCPsych International Congress 2024, 17–20 June , June 2024 , pp. S65
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

Footnotes

Abstracts were reviewed by the RCPsych Academic Faculty rather than by the standard BJPsych Open peer review process and should not be quoted as peer-reviewed by BJPsych Open in any subsequent publication.

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