Journal article
Tennis Anyone? Personality Correlates of Singles and Doubles Playing Preferences
Psi Chi journal of undergraduate research, Vol.4(3), pp.107-112
1999
DOI: 10.24839/1089-4136.JN4.3.107
Abstract
The current research examines individual differences between people who prefer to perform a task alone and people who prefer to cooperate with a partner. The contributions of self-esteem, agreeableness, locus of control, and optimism were investigated in prediction of doubles or singles playing preference in recreational tennis players. Seventy recreational tennis players (aged 16-75) completed measures of singles/doubles playing preference, locus of control, optimism/pessimism, agreeableness, and self-esteem. Results of regression analysis show the strongest predictor of singles or doubles playing preference is optimism/pessimism. Players who prefer to play doubles were more agreeable and more optimistic than players who prefer to play singles.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Tennis Anyone? Personality Correlates of Singles and Doubles Playing Preferences
- Creators
- Lynne M. SchoenauerGregory S. ThomasBill TeiglerIrwin P. Levin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psi Chi journal of undergraduate research, Vol.4(3), pp.107-112
- DOI
- 10.24839/1089-4136.JN4.3.107
- ISSN
- 1089-4136
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1999
- Academic Unit
- Marketing; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984963189902771
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