Choking Susceptibility and the Big Five Personality Traits

Background: Choking susceptibility is the likelihood or potential of an individual choking under pressure. can be influenced by personality traits. Objective: The purpose this study to examine differences between Big Five traits on susceptible and non-susceptible individuals from a Canadian University using cross-sectional design. It was hypothesized that could predicted Methods: A protocol developed Mesagno colleagues, comprising self-consciousness scale, sports anxiety coping style used measure susceptibility. has only been within athlete populations. This first use outside sports, specifically for undergraduate students (N = 177). Results: logistic regression revealed significantly predict Neuroticism sole significant predictor. Higher neuroticism values increased probability susceptible. Conclusion: According current study, Future research should address in different contexts more closely relationship actually