ANALYSIS OF THE PERSONALITY TRAITS OF MEDALIST AND NON MEDALIST ATHLETES

This exploratory study investigated the comparison of personality traits of medalist and non-medalist men athletes of Punjab Police and Border Security Force of north region of India. Data were obtained for 40 medalist and non-medalist athletes from Punjab Police and 40 medalist and non-medalist athletes from Border Security Force. Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) developed by Raymond Cattell, a factor-analytically derived questionnaire for personality assessment, was selected as criterion measures. Responses pertaining to analysis of personality traits were analyzed. The mean (M) and standard deviation (σ) for each of the sixteen personality factor were calculated.