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Table 2 Big five personality traits in the climbing and athlete group (* p < 0.05)

From: Recreational climbers are more conscientious than recreational athletes–a case control study

 

Climbers

Athletes

p-value

Extraversion

3.44 ± 0.63

3.50 ± 0.60

0.57 (n.s.)a

Agreeableness

3.94 ± 0.52

3.90 ± 0.45

0.89 (n.s.)a

Conscientiousness

3.67 ± 0.59

3.42 ± 0.57

0.04 (*)a

Neuroticism

2.45 ± 0.65

2.50 ± 0.52

0.60 (n.s.)a

Openness

3.72 ± 0.65

3.70 ± 0.62

0.86 (n.s.)a

  1. aMann-Whitney U test
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 2052-1847

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