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Although it is well established that personality changes are associated with traumatic brain injury and neurocognitive disorders, and that certain personality traits act as risk or protective factors for long-term health and disease progression, the role of personality in relation to CTE remains unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study was to expand the growing body of research on the clinical presentation of CTE by investigating personality trait patterns of retired Contact-sports athletes (NFL and NHL players). Specifically, the incidence and nature of normal and maladaptive personality traits were obtained by comparing retired contact-sports athletes with non-contact sports athletes, as well as with a representative sample of data, on the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 (PID-5). Results indicated that the retired Contact-sports athletes endorsed more maladaptive personality traits than Non-contact sports athletes, with significant differences on Emotional Lability, and Unusual Beliefs and Experiences. However, when compared to the representative sample, the Contact-sports and Non-contact sports athletes were found to have less maladaptive personality traits. Overall, the findings demonstrate unique patterns and personality traits among the retired Contact-sports athletes, as well as the Non-contact sports athletes. As an exploratory study, it paves the way for future research aimed at evaluating the role of personality, and patterns of personality change, in samples at risk for CTE."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Personality Traits of Former Contact and Non-Contact Sports Athletes: Do They Differ?"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Fabiano, Gregory","Counseling, School and Educational Psychology"],"dc:creator":["Shucard, Jennifer"],"dc:date":["2019-10-29T16:47:20Z","2019","2018-08-09 14:52:52"],"dc:description":["Ph.D.","It has been recognized for almost a century that exposure to repetitive head injury (i.e., concussive and subconcussive impacts) may increase the risk of developing a broad array of cognitive, psychiatric (i.e., anxiety and depression), and behavioral problems (i.e., personality changes) later in life. 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Results indicated that the retired Contact-sports athletes endorsed more maladaptive personality traits than Non-contact sports athletes, with significant differences on Emotional Lability, and Unusual Beliefs and Experiences. However, when compared to the representative sample, the Contact-sports and Non-contact sports athletes were found to have less maladaptive personality traits. Overall, the findings demonstrate unique patterns and personality traits among the retired Contact-sports athletes, as well as the Non-contact sports athletes. 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