Variations in Personality Traits Among Top Judo Referees from 2018 to 2022 Based on Gender Differences

Nuša Lampe, Husnija Kajmović, Florin Daniel Lascau, Irena Nančovska Šerbec and Maja Meško ()
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Nuša Lampe: Judo Club Golovec, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Husnija Kajmović: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Florin Daniel Lascau: International Judo Federation, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary
Irena Nančovska Šerbec: Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maja Meško: Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Societies, 2024, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: The personality traits of top judo referees are crucial for fair decision-making in elite competitions, shaping the experience for athletes, coaches, and spectators. This study examines potential differences in personality traits among 63 referees from the World Judo Tour between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022. Factors analyzed include completing the IJF Academy course Level 1, elite athlete status, number of officiated events, performance ratings, and participation in the Olympic or Paralympic Games. Our research shows that older referees tend to exhibit greater extraversion, whereas less experienced officials show lower levels of this trait. Referees with limited experience generally demonstrate higher agreeableness than their more experienced counterparts. Female referees and those with top performance ratings display greater conscientiousness than male referees. Completing the IJF Academy course is associated with lower neuroticism, while lower performance ratings are linked to higher neuroticism. Openness tends to decrease with increased officiating experience, with less experienced referees showing higher levels of this trait. In conclusion, competitive experience, training completion, and officiating tenure are associated with specific personality traits among judo referees, highlighting the importance of continuous training for effective officiating. The analysis of personality traits revealed no statistically significant differences between male and female referees in the dimensions measured by the BFI (Big Five Inventory). This indicates that the levels of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness were similar for both genders, with no significant variation in how these traits were expressed.

Keywords: officiating experience; training completion; competitive achievements; performance ratings; major international competitions; sociodemographic characteristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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