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