Motor Behavior

Investigating the relationship between dark personality image and executive function among world athletes

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

shahin kalantari 1
mahdi Namazizadeh 2
zahra Fathi Rezaei 3
Rokhsareh Badami 4

1 . Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

2 Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

3 ³ Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

4 ⁴ Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22089/mbj.2025.17873.2207
Abstract
The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between dark personality image and executive function among athletes around the world.
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.
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..Conclusion: Identifying and examining executive functions can help to understand how they affect the sports and emotional behavior of athletes.

Keywords

The dark triangle of personality
executive function
theme and world analysis

Subjects

Motor Behavior

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 14 July 2025

  • Receive Date 27 March 2025
  • Revise Date 10 June 2025
  • Accept Date 11 June 2025

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