Key result
Male handball players exhibited significantly higher extraversion, resilience, self-confidence, and concentration, while female players showed higher enthusiasm and motivation.
Cross-Sectional (n=159)
Yes
The study identifies specific gender differences in psychological traits among young handball players, suggesting a need for differentiated coaching approaches.
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Gender differences in young handball players' traits warrant no practice change yet; leaves open performance prediction and needs prospective validation.
The main goal of the research is to determine gender differences in the subscales within Multidimensional Scale of Sports’ Psychological Talents (MSSPT): Mental Energy Scale (MES), Modified Big Five Inventory (MBFI), Modified Short Hardiness Scale (MSHS), Modified Athletic Engagement Scale (MAES), Modified Athletic Identity Scale (MAIS), Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (MPSIS) and Modified Optimism Scale (OS)-R. The samples of 105 male (M) and 54 female (F) handball players were examined (age range 12-16 years), members of the teams Prvo plinarsko društvo, Metalac (Zagreb) and Zamet (Rijeka) (M); Zamet (Rijeka) and Samobor (F), in the beginning of 2015. The results revealed that six statistically significant gender differences are found: enthusiasm and motivation (higher means for females), extraversion, resilience, self-confidence and concentration (higher means for males). The results provide the information about possible differentiated approach of the coaches when working with male and female handball players.
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Paušek et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy young handball players (n=159). Male gender vs. Female gender was evaluated on Scores on the Multidimensional Scale of Sports' Psychological Talents (MSSPT) subscales. Male handball players exhibited significantly higher extraversion, resilience, self-confidence, and concentration, while female players showed higher enthusiasm and motivation.
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