Analysis of personality traits, intelligence level and ability to cope with stressful situations and their impact on the evaluation of judo fights

Background: The aim of the study presented in this article was to conduct an analysis that would answer the research question: do personality traits such as extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness, intelligence level, and ability to cope with stressful situations correlate with the assessment of judo fights? Materials and Methods: Ninety individuals participated in the study, including international-class referees, national-class referees, coaches, and active judo athletes. The study used a correlational analysis approach to examine the relationships between personality traits and fight assessment criteria in judo. Results: The results indicate that in the referees' group, there is a correlation between neuroticism (NEU) and the evaluation of shido actions (p = 0.024), hansoku-make (p = 0.019), and conscientiousness (p = 0.004) at the significance level of p < 0.050. For coaches, significant correlations were found between neuroticism and the wazari action (p = 0.031), neuroticism and the ippon action (p = 0.010), agreeableness and hansoku-make (HSM) (p = 0.047), as well as conscientiousness and ippon (p = 0.036) at the significance level of p < 0.050. In the judo athletes' group, a significant correlation was found between neuroticism and the shido action (p = 0.006), as well as extraversion with p = 0.011 at the significance level of p < 0.050. Conclusions: It can be stated that personality traits such as extraversion and conscientiousness positively affect the assessment of fights in judo, while neuroticism may have a negative impact. Both referees, coaches, and athletes prefer coping strategies focused on the task, which may be essential for control and effectiveness in their field.