Vol. 9, No 4, 2011 pp. 407 - 415
UDC 796.323.3:-056.26
Original empirical article
PERSONALITY OF MALE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND NONATHLETE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY
Goran Kasum1, Ljubiša Lazarević2, Saša Jakovljević1, Ljubica Bačanac3
1University of Belgrade, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Blagoja Parovica 156, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
2College of Sport and Health Belgrade, Tose Jovanovica 11, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
3Republic Institute of Sport, Kneza Višeslava 72, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract.The aim of this study was to investigate the personality of male wheelchair basketball players and persons with disabilities who did not compete in sports. For the purposes of this study, wheelchair basketball players (N=25) and wheelchair non-athletes (N=32) completed a Cattell 16PF questionnaire. Basic descriptive statistics were used in the data processing, and differences between the two groups of participants were calculated by means of the t-test. The results demonstrated the existence of differences in the expression of certain forms of behavior within certain dimensions of personality between these two groups. Wheelchair basketball players had higher scores for factor B - Reasoning (p=.025) and factor G - Rule Consciousness (p=.001), which means that they exhibit a more developed ability of abstract thinking, problem solving, and have a higher “super ego”, a higher level of reliability and sense of duty to the obligations, compared to people who do not practice sports. Basketball players had lower scores, than non-athletes, for the following factors: E – Dominance (p=.036), I – Sensitivity (p=.001), O – Apprehension (p=.005) and Q2 – Self-Reliance (p=.023). That means that they exhibit a higher level of behavior mildness, conformity, modesty, and also, “sharper temper”, a higher level of confidence, resistance to stressful situations, and they are characterized as “dependent on the group”.
Key words:  Cattell 16PF, characteristics, differences, sport, benefits
KARAKTERISTIKE LIČNOSTI KOŠARKAŠA U KOLICIMA I OSOBA SA INVALIDITETOM KOJE SE NE BAVE SPORTOM
Cilj ove studije je bio da se istraži ličnost košarkaša u kolicima i osoba sa invaliditetom koje nisu uključene u sport. U tom cilju košarkaši u kolicima (N=25) i osobe koje su korisnici kolica i koje se ne bave sportom (N=32) su ispunili Katelov 16PF uputnik. U obradi podataka je korišćena deskriptivna statistika, a u ispitivanju razlika između dve grupe ispitanika korišćen je t-test. Dobijeni rezultati su pokazali postojanje razlika između ovih grupa ispitanika u ispoljavanju pojedinih formi ponašanja unutar određenih dimenzija ličnosti. Košarkaši u kolicima su imali više skorove na faktoru B – opšta mentalna sposobnost (p=.025) i faktoru G – snaga super ega (p=.001), što znači da oni pokazuju više razvijenu sposobnost apstraktnog mišljenja, rešavnaja problema, te izraženiji “super ego”, viši nivo pouzdanosti i osećaja za dužnost u poređenju sa osobama koje nisu uključene u sport. Košarkaši imaju niže skorove od nesportista na faktorima: E – dominacija (p=.036), I – senzitivnost (p=.001), O – spokojstvo (p=.005) i Q2 – grupna zavisnost (p=.023). To znači da oni imaju viši nivo skromnosti, konformizma, “oštriju narav”, viši nivo samopouzdanja, otpornosti na stresne situacije i da se karakterišu kao “zavisnici od grupe”.
Ključne reči: Katel 16PF, karakteristike, razlike, sport, dobrobit