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

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...

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Published in:Journal of sport behavior 2007-03, Vol.30 (1), p.3
Main Authors: Balch, Marcie J, Scott, David
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Motivation
Perceptions
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