Contrary to popular belief, refs are people too! Personality and perceptions of officials.

From: Journal of Sport Behavior | Date: March 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Study 1 investigated the personality characteristics of volleyball, hockey, and wrestling officials and compared the domain scores to a contrast group of non-officials and to the norms of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Results showed that there were no differences among these groups on any of the five factors. Officials reported average ratings on all domains, except for an above average score on Extraversion. Study 2 used a modified version of the NEO-FFI in order to investigate athletes' and fans' perceptions of officials. Results showed that athletes rated officials ...

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