The Association Between Personality Traits and eSports Performance

Matuszewski, Piotr; Dobrowolski, Paweł; Zawadzki, Bogdan

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01490

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“…Studies in traditional sports indicate differences between sports disciplines. 36–38 Thus, future research may focus on identifying personality characteristics unique to specific esports genres (e.g., first-person shooter games, massively multiplayer online role-playing games), specific esports games (e.g., Fortnite and League of Legends) 20 or competition and professional levels (e.g., local vs. international esport players).…”

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Esports Players Are Less Extroverted and Conscientious than Athletes

Behnke

Stefańczyk

Żurek

et al. 2023

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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The worldwide status of esports as a sporting phenomenon has been developed in the past decade. However, as the esports industry has grown, it has remained an understudied scientific field. Esports is often contrasted with traditional sports regarding various aspects, including lack of physical activity and the online nature of social interactions. However, little is known whether individuals competing in esports—esports players—differ from individuals competing in traditional sports—athletes. To address this question, we examined the personality characteristics of both types of performers. We collected cross-sectional data on esports players' ( n = 416) and athletes' (n = 452) personalities and performance characteristics. We found that esports players were less extroverted and conscientious than athletes. Furthermore, greater sports and esports experience was positively related to being more extroverted. Our findings contribute to the literature by documenting the preferences for competitive activities based on individuals' personality characteristics. We suggest that esports (rather than sports) might be a more suitable form of competition for less extroverted and conscientious individuals.

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“…However, unlike esports players (except for a study on differences among League of Legends players), 20 athletes as members of a distinct social/vocational group are relatively well studied. 21–23 Athletes, compared with nonathletes, are more conscientious, 24 extroverted, 25 open to experience, 26 and less neurotic.…”

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Esports Players Are Less Extroverted and Conscientious than Athletes

Behnke

Stefańczyk

Żurek

et al. 2023

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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“…The NEO-FFI is a personality model that evaluates a person’s big five personality traits (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism). [ 13 ] It is a reliable inventory with high internal consistency. There is a paucity of information dealing with the association between personality and metabolic dysregulations and the studies available are quite inconclusive.…”

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Comparative analysis of big five personality traits in obese and normal weight type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Sarvottam

Mukherjee

Yadav

2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background and Objectives: Type 2 diabetes has multifactorial causation, with obesity and metabolic dysregulation being two of them. Personality traits are also known to influence many metabolic processes and have been associated with the pathogenesis of diabetes as well as obesity. The objective of the study was to analyze the differences in the big five personality traits of normal-weight type 2 diabetes mellitus, obese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, and healthy controls. Methods: A total of 70 subjects were included in the study after outpatient-based screening, of which 40 were type 2 diabetes patients (20 obese and 20 normal weight) and 30 were healthy controls. After the anthropometric screening, the personality assessment of the subjects was done using the Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). The differences in the scores of each trait for every group were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey’s honest significant difference (HSD) post hoc corrections. The difference in the scores between controls and diabetes patients was also compared by independent samples t -test. Results: The neuroticism score was significantly higher in both the normal-weight diabetes group ( P = 0.01) and obese diabetes group ( P = 0.02) as compared to the control group. All diabetes patients when compared with healthy controls had a significantly higher neuroticism score ( P = 0.00) while their score of openness was significantly lower ( P = 0.035) than healthy controls. Interpretation and Conclusion: This study identifies the association of personality with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The diabetes patients have higher neuroticism and lesser openness to experience as traits of personality. Importantly, this association is present irrespective of the obesity status of the patients.

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“…Furthermore, personality attributes have been linked to performance outcomes in diverse sports, rowing being one of them (Stine et al, 2019), Chang Quan, Nan Quan, Taijiquan (Yuan, 2020), and young male soccer players (Kalinowski et al, 2020). In eSports, notable variances in traits like extraversion, agreeableness, and openness were detected between players at lower ranks and those at the higher tiers of the Legendary League (LoL) (Matuszewski et al, 2020). Sports champions typically exhibit lower neuroticism and higher scores in the other five dimensions, suggesting that neuroticism is a determining factor in the level of achievement.…”

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The influence of the five-factor model of personality on performance in competitive sports: a review

Shuai,

Wang,

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Personality is considered to be a factor affecting athletic performance. However, inconsistency in the research results regarding size and even direction of the relationship. An evaluation of the evidence of the relationship between personality and athletic performance was conducted in order to summarize the evidence available. A systematic literature search was conducted in March 2023. Sport performance and the Big Five personality model were identified in our research. We used PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wang Fang (Chinese), Wei Pu (Chinese), and CNKI (Chinese) databases for the systematic literature search (Prospero registration number: CRD42022364000), screened 4,300 studies, and found 23 cross-sectional studies eligible for inclusion in this review. The results of this systematic analysis show that, besides neuroticism, openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness are all positively correlated with sports performance. Conscientiousness and extraversion are the two main personalities in team sports. Openness and agreeableness show different results in different sports, and it is not clear to which project they are beneficial. The value of personality as a possible predictor of athletic performance is generally positive. Therefore, professionals such as applied sports psychologists, coaching personnel, athletes, and sports administrators must comprehensively grasp the significance of personality’s role in achieving success in major competitions. Considering these facts, sports practitioners should promote personality screening and personality development programs.

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The Association Between Personality Traits and eSports Performance

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Esports Players Are Less Extroverted and Conscientious than Athletes

Esports Players Are Less Extroverted and Conscientious than Athletes

Comparative analysis of big five personality traits in obese and normal weight type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

The influence of the five-factor model of personality on performance in competitive sports: a review

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