Relating Scales on the Children's Personality Questionnaire to Training Time and Belt Rank in ATA Taekwondo

Abstract

72 boys attending ATA Taekwondo schools were administered the Children's Personality Questionnaire. Primary factors D(+), F(+), I(–), and N(+) were significantly correlated with belt rank in Taekwondo. Canonical analysis indicted that Factors F(+) and I(–) were predictively associated with increases in belt rank.