Personality Traits And Post Traumatic Growth Following De-Selection. A Correlational Study Of Elite Cricketers Of Pakistan

Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine at the relationship among elite cricketers' personality traits and their psychological development after being deselected in a sample of Pakistani top cricketers. The study employed a positivistic approach to investigate the issue, and thirty-five (35) outstanding cricketers were conveniently and purposefully and selected for the sample. The ten-item personality inventory (TIPI), and the post-traumatic growth inventory (PTGI) were the tools used to conduct a survey. The association between the TIPI and the PTGI (r = -0.410*, p = 0.007) was found to be low negative and statistically significant (p < 0.05). The correlation across variables in question was 59.3 percent. Personality variables accounted for 24% of the heterogeneity in posttraumatic growth. It is concluded that personality traits have significant effect on post traumatic growth and the effect changes as personality measures change from high to low and vice versa. It is recommended to measure the personality traits as base line data before making any psychological intervention to elite cricketers when experiencing de-selection or any sports related trauma.