This study examined the relationship of personality characteristics to time missed from games and game preparation because of injury, and compared the personality characteristics of injured and noninjured subjects. The 186 high school football players used as subjects were administered the California Psychological Inventory to obtain scores on 18 personality characteristics. Injury information was obtained weekly from a coach at each school. Means of injured and noninjured subjects were compared for each personality characteristic by using the standard t test. Correlations between personality characteristics and criterion variables of quarters of games missed and number of practices missed were examined for significance at the .05 level. Analysis of the data revealed no significant relationships between personality characteristics and time missed from games or practice because of injury at the .05 level. A comparison of means of injured and noninjured subjects revealed no significant difference between the groups on any of the personality characteristics. Keywords: American football;
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