Do sports science students' personality types affect their fear of coronavirus?

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Onturk Y., Yanar N., GÜLER M., Guler B.

APUNTES UNIVERSITARIOS, vol.12, no.3, pp.282-303, 2022 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.17162/au.v12i3.1132
  • Journal Name: APUNTES UNIVERSITARIOS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Fuente Academica Plus, EBSCO Education Source, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.282-303
  • Keywords: COVID-19, fear, personality type, students, sports sciences, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, 5-FACTOR MODEL, COVID-19, SMOKING, METAANALYSIS, TRAITS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of the study is to reveal how the personality types of Sports Science students have affected their fear of COVID-19 in terms of some variables. 272 undergraduate students (female: 115, male: 157) who continued their studies in Sports Sciences participated in the study. In the study The 'Coronavirus-19 Fear Scale' and The 'Five Factor Personality Scale' was used. The obtained data were analyzed with the Jamovi 2.0.0 statistical software program. According to the findings, students' coronavirus total scores have a positive relationship with the 'Self-Regulation' personality type and a negative relationship with the 'Neurotic' personality type. As a result, coronavirus fears are affected by students' personality types, gender, smoking and the fact that someone in the family has COVID-19.