Objective
To investigate differences in personality traits in female and male soccer players with or without primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and between female and male players with ACLR.
Design
Cross-sectional.
Participants
188 female and 58 male players two years after ACLR and 119 female and 107 male knee-healthy players.
Main outcome measures
The Swedish universities Scales of Personality and the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale questionnaires.
Results
Females with ACLR did not differ from females without ACLR in any personality trait. Males with ACLR scored slightly higher than males without ACLR for stress susceptibility (50.9 ± 9.0 vs 47.8 ± 8.0) and lack of assertiveness (50.3 ± 8.9 vs 46.6 ± 9.4), and slightly lower in adventure seeking (51.9 ± 8.3 vs 55.1 ± 8.0), personal standards (3.3 ± 0.9 vs 3.7 ± 0.7), concern over mistakes (2.6 ± 0.9 vs 2.9 ± 0.8), and perceived coach pressure (2.0 ± 0.9 vs 2.4 ± 0.9) (p < 0.05, small‒medium effect sizes). Females with ACLR scored higher than males with ACLR for psychic anxiety and social desirability and lower for detachment, physical trait aggression and perceived parental and coach pressure (p < 0.05, small‒medium effect sizes).
Conclusion
Personality traits do not differ between females and small differences in males with or without ACLR. Sex differences exist in personality in soccer players, but the clinical importance is unclear.
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