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Essay / Personality Factors in Swimming - 612
In this article, researchers measured whether personality traits are associated with swimming and examined the concept that scores on certain personality traits may have a reciprocal influence on other personality traits. They also studied how gender may play a role in modulating personality. Personality factors are instrumental to psychological well-being and sport can and does contribute to an individual's well-being, thereby affecting their personality factors. Sports can affect many personality traits and although there has been very little research on the personality traits of swimmers, the research done in this article is very relevant and accurate. This experiment involves 100 volunteer swimmers aged 19 to 55 and was made up of 50 men and 50 women. Participants all swam at a recreational level for one hour two to three times per week in a public pool and were asked to read the instructions on the front of the page and then complete a questionnaire individually without hesitation before the swim session.....