The independent and interactive effects of the big five personality dimensions upon dispositional coping and coping effectiveness in sport

Kaiseler, M.; Levy, A.; Nicholls, A. R.; Madigan, D. J.

Abstract

We examined the independent and interactive effects of the Big-Five personality traits on dispositional coping and coping effectiveness among athletes. Participants were 400 athletes (mean age 22.97, s =7.00) from the United Kingdom. The athletes completed measures of personality, dispositional coping, and coping effectiveness. The Big-Five personality traits independently predicted the use of higher-order coping dimensions. Extraversion, agreeableness, and openness positively predicted task-oriented coping. Neuroticism positively predicted distraction-oriented coping, whereas agreeableness, extraversion and conscientiousness were negative predictors. Both extraversion and neuroticism positively predicted disengagement-oriented coping, whereas agreeableness and conscientiousness were negative predictors. Only neuroticism predicted coping effectiveness, which emerged as a negative predictor. Findings also showed a two-way interaction effect for predicting task-oriented coping between neuroticism and openness, and between extraversion and neuroticism. A further two-way interaction effect for predicting distraction oriented coping was found between agreeableness and conscientiousness. These findings reinforce the need to investigate not only independent, but also interactive effects of personality dimensions upon sport-related dispositional coping.

Citation

Kaiseler, M., Levy, A., Nicholls, A. R., & Madigan, D. J. (2019). The independent and interactive effects of the big five personality dimensions upon dispositional coping and coping effectiveness in sport. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(4), 410-426. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2017.1362459

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 27, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Aug 17, 2017
• Publication Date: 2019
• Deposit Date: Aug 3, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 24, 2018
• Journal: International journal of sport & exercise psychology
• Print ISSN: 1612-197X
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 410-426
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2017.1362459
• Keywords: Personality; Big-Five; Dispositional coping; Coping effectiveness; Sport
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/453868
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1612197X.2017.1362459
• Additional Information: This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in International journal of sport & exercise psychology on 17/08/2017. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record.
• Contract Date: Aug 3, 2017