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