Acta Univ. Palacki. Olomuc., Gymn. 2005 35(2): 13-18

Differences in personality traits of mountain climbers and non-athletes in Slovenia

Stojan Burnik, Snežana Jug, Tanja Kajtna, Matej Tušak
Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana

Psychology of personality in sport is very interesting about the specific psychological profile of elite athletes. Our research was oriented in personality of mountain climbers. Mountain climbing is a very specific sport discipline. Although it is hard to talk about classic competition in mountain climbing, it gets more and more the reference of sport. New possibilities of competition also appear. However, mountain climbing still remains a different discipline. One of the most important characteristic is the stress, since mistakes can be lethal. In our work we investigated personality traits of Slovene mountain climbers.

Keywords: Personality, mountain climbing, high risk sports

Prepublished online: February 17, 2009; Published: September 1, 2005  Show citation

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Burnik, S., Jug, S., Kajtna, T., & Tušak, M. (2005). Differences in personality traits of mountain climbers and non-athletes in Slovenia. Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Gymnica, 35(2), 13-18
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