Goalkeeping in handball puts special demands on the athletes. Whereas on-court strain and conditional demands of the goalkeeper position are already intensively investigated, research on handball goalkeepers’ personality traits is still lacking. In this study, the sport specific personality structure of male handball goalkeepers (N = 81) on competitive and leisure sport level was assessed for the first time, using a version of the BFI-10 adapted to the sport context. In comparison to the normal population, handball goalkeepers proved to be more conscientious, more neurotic, and less open for new experiences. A relation of the trait conscientiousness and the performance level became visible; goalkeepers on higher performance levels showed higher conscientiousness values. The current investigation presents a sport specific personality profile of handball goalkeepers for the first time, whereby derivations, for example, for the construction of talent diagnostic have to be seen more critical. The results of the current study provide the basis for further research which should, amongst others, especially focus on the comparison of the personality structure of goalkeepers and field players.

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手球守门员的性格特征

手球守门对运动员有特殊的要求。尽管对门将位置的场上压力和条件要求已经进行了深入研究，但仍然缺乏对手球门将个性特征的研究。在这项研究中，首次使用适合运动环境的 BFI-10 版本评估了男性手球守门员（N = 81）在竞技和休闲运动水平上的运动特定人格结构。与正常人群相比，手球守门员被证明更尽责、更神经质，对新体验的开放程度也更低。特质责任心与绩效水平的关系变得可见；表现水平较高的守门员表现出更高的责任心值。当前的调查首次展示了手球守门员的运动特定个性特征，因此必须将推导（例如，用于构建人才诊断）视为更加关键。目前的研究结果为进一步研究提供了基础，其中应特别关注守门员和场上球员的性格结构的比较。