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
