Personality Dimensions of Serbian Lifeguards

Goran Dimitrić, Nebojša Maksimović, Elena Tabakova, Milorad Jakšić, Dejan Orlić, Selka Sadiković, Dea Karaba-Jakovljević, Nataša Zenić and Patrik Drid
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Goran Dimitrić: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Nebojša Maksimović: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Elena Tabakova: Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism, 105122 Moscow, Russia
Milorad Jakšić: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Dejan Orlić: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Selka Sadiković: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Dea Karaba-Jakovljević: Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Nataša Zenić: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Patrik Drid: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-10

Abstract: According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global drowning report (2017), drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide. Drowning can occur anywhere there is water: oceans, seas, lakes, pools, bathtubs, rivers or water collection on the side of the road, etc. In many countries, there are drowning prevention programs for children and adults. The two most commonly used strategiesagainst drowning are the presence of lifeguards in public places and the use of protected areas that could prevent most of the drownings. The main aim of the present study is to examine the individual differences in a Big Five plus Two (BF+2) personality traits in lifeguards and non-lifeguards (including students). The subsample of lifeguards represented 122 male respondents who were, at the time of the survey, licensed as lifeguards (60.9%) or were in training for lifeguards—candidates (39.1%). The subsample of students represented 138 male respondents who were studying at the University of Novi Sad. The results indicate that lifeguards in comparison to students are more extraverted, open to experience, and conscientious, less neurotic, and aggressive. Both positive and negative valence are higher in student subsample. All of the above traits are desirable traits for people working as lifeguards.

Keywords: drowning; personality traits; neuroticism; conscientious; aggression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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