26 injured and 15 non-injured male runners were approached following competitive road races. They were requested to complete Form A of the Sixteen Personality Factor Inventory (16 PF) as well as a questionnaire specifically designed to obtain responses concerning physical and training measures. The injured runners appeared less toughminded and less forthright than the non-injured runners. Injured runners were also heavier, taller, and ran more miles per week than non-injured runners.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BurdickJ. A.ZlotzR. B.Wakeful heart rate, personality and performance—study of distance runners. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 1973, 13, 17–25.
2.
CattellR. B.EberH. W.TatsuokaM. M.Handbook for the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire. Champaign: Institute for Personality & Ability Testing, 1974.
3.
CoferC. N.JohnstonW. R.Personality dynamics in relation to exercise and sports. In JohnstonW. R. (Ed.), Science and medicine of exercise sports. New York: Harper, 1960. Pp. 525–529.
4.
FargeE. J.HartungG. H.Personality and physiological traits in middle-age runners and joggers. Journal of Gerontology, 1977, 32, 541–548.
5.
JacksonD. W.JarrettH.BaileyD.KausekJ.SwansonJ. J.PowellJ. W.Injury prediction in the young athlete, a preliminary report. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1978, 6, 6–14.
6.
JamesS. L.BatesB. T.OsternigL. R.Injuries to runners. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1978, 6, 40–50.
7.
JamesS. L.BrubakerC. E.Running mechanics. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1972, 221, 1014–1016.
8.
NieN. H.HullC. H.JenkinsJ. G.SteinbrennerK.BentD. H.Statistical package for the social sciences. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975.
9.
OravaS.About the strains caused by a marathon race to fitness joggers. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 1977, 57, 1749–1751.
