Characteristics of the dimensions and sub-dimensions of young basketball players' personalities Piñar López, María Isabel Cárdenas Vélez, David Alarcón López, Francisco Escobar Molina, Raquel Estévez-López, Fernando Torre Ramos, Elisa Personality Big-five model Young players Basketball The aim of the present work is to assess the personality traits of young basketball players aged 16-18 years (n=186) through the description of the dimensions and sub-dimension from the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) regarding personality. This was a non-experimental study in which a descriptive transversal design was used. The results that were obtained indicate the players in the selected sample are characterized as people who are: a) moderately dynamic, extraverted and dominant; b) moderately altruistic, understanding and tolerant; c) moderately responsible, orderly, and diligent; d) moderately balanced, calm, patient, and able to manage their emotions moderately well; and e) rather uncreative, unimaginative, and not well informed. 2014-09-22T10:06:21Z 2014-09-22T10:06:21Z 2009 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Piñar, M.I.; et al. Characteristics of the dimensions and sub-dimensions of young basketball players' personalities. Revista de Psicología del Deporte, 18(3): 415-419 (2009). [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/33121] 1132-239X http://hdl.handle.net/10481/33121 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Universidad de las Islas Baleares