The problem of distressed personality in a group of female footballers representing a club in the women’s first football league in Poland

Katarzyna Rutkowska; Józef Bergier; Marcin Kasprowicz

doi:10.1515/humo-2017-0047

ISSN: 1899-1955

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The problem of distressed personality in a group of female footballers representing a club in the women’s first football league in Poland

Katarzyna Rutkowska

,

Józef Bergier

,

Marcin Kasprowicz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/humo-2017-0047

Online publish date: 2018/04/05

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Purpose
One of the keys to identifying health problems from the holistic perspective is the knowledge of Type D personality (distressed personality). Diagnosing this personality disorder among female football players may help sports psychologists, coaches, parents/caregivers, and all those engaged in training new sports entrants develop guidelines on how to resolve the problem.

Methods
The study involved female footballers representing a Polish Ekstraliga football club, AZS-PSW Biała Podlaska, and was conducted with the use of the Polish adaptation of the DS14 scale.

Results
In a group of 21 footballers, 7 (33.3%) were diagnosed with Type D personality. Besides, a negative correlation was noted between the level of satisfaction with playing football and one of the dimensions of Type D personality – negative emotionality.

Conclusions
The results of the study may be applicable in formulating practical recommendations while preparing mental training programmes.

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The problem of distressed personality in a group of female footballers representing a club in the women’s first football league in Poland

Katarzyna Rutkowska , Józef Bergier , Marcin Kasprowicz

distressed personality, psychology, women’s football

Katarzyna Rutkowska

,

Józef Bergier

,

Marcin Kasprowicz