Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 PhD Student, Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Major: Motor Behavior, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khoresgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Major: Motor Behavior, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khoresgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Major: Motor Behavior, University of Tabriz Branch (Tabriz), University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between dark personality image and executive function among athletes worldwide.
Methodology: This qualitative research was conducted using an inductive approach and content analysis. Using the onion model, an interpretive paradigm was first selected to understand and interpret the views of previous researchers in this field. Then, an inductive approach and content analysis model were used to extract hidden patterns from the data. The statistical population consisted of 100 articles related to the topic, and after careful screening and review, 24 articles were selected for analysis. Coding and content analysis of these articles led to the extraction of themes related to the relationship between dark personality image and executive function in athletes. Accordingly, the extracted themes were refined based on three-stage open, axial, and selective coding, and gathered around a concept based on similarities and data consistency. In order to adopt an exploratory approach, the nature of the data and their relationships were determined. MAXQDA was used.
Findings: A review of the articles studied showed that there is a deep connection between executive functions and personality types with sports performance. Accordingly, 5 main themes (personality type, physical fitness, sports expertise, mental toughness, psychological) with 49 sub-themes were identified. Physical fitness (intervening conditions), level and type of sport (causal conditions) and personality type in (contextual conditions) around (central) executive function, cause (strategy) mental toughness and consequently cause the desired performance of athletes.
Conclusion: Identifying and examining executive functions can help to understand how they affect the sports and emotional behavior of athletes. These findings can improve the methods of training and supporting athletes at different levels
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