There are many theories surrounding the development of personality. The Biological Approach to personality suggests that genetics are responsible, with a well researched link between genetics and personality traits (Eysenck, 1967). Behavioural theories associate personality characteristics with the individual and their interaction with the environment; focusing on learning stemming from increased behaviours that have positive […]
This article presents the first in a series of articles I shall write with regards to personality in the context of sport and exercise. The current discussion centres on whether certain personality types encourage greater participation in sport. In other words, is there a personality type that makes you more likely to be physically active? […]
Personality is difficult to define due to its complex nature; however one definition in the literature is ‘the characterisation of individual differences’ (Wiggins, 1996). It’s a well-known fact, and often cliché that ‘everyone is different’, but it is true. The fact that everyone is different is extremely important when it comes to sport and coaching. […]
Within Psychology personality refers to “psychological qualities that contribute to an individual’s enduring and distinctive patterns of feeling, thinking and behaving”. This psychohistory of Tiger Woods intends to examine several theories of personality in an attempt to discover and learn more about what motivates him. Adler’s Birth Order Effect will be explored as a possible […]