The Narcissistic Personality and Its Relationship with Achievement Motivation among Players of Some Team Sports

Section: Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Issue
Vol. 28 No. 88 (2025): Al-Rafidain Journal for Sports Sciences
Published
Oct 24, 2025
Pages
226-250

Abstract

The study aims to:



  1. To develop a narcissistic personality scale for players of selected team sports.

  2. To identify the degree of narcissistic personality and achievement motivation among players of selected team sports.

  3. To examine the relationship between narcissistic personality and achievement motivation among players of selected team sports.


The study employed the descriptive method using both survey and correlational approaches. The study population consisted of 336 players from the university teams of Iraq in futsal and volleyball from the northern region. The study sample included 208 players, representing 61.90% of the original study population from the northern region university teams available to the study participants—121 players (58.17%) from futsal teams and 87 players (41.83%) from volleyball teams. The study's participants used a narcissistic personality scale and a sports achievement motivation scale as study instruments. Data were analyzed using statistical software packages (Excel, SPSS) to obtain the study results.


Findings:



  1. The narcissistic personality scale developed by the researchers is valid for players of selected team sports.

  2. The study sample demonstrated a moderate level of narcissistic personality.

  3. The study sample showed a high level of achievement motivation in sports.

  4. There was no correlation between narcissistic personality and achievement motivation among the study sample.

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Authors

Abdalaziz Mahmood Younis Alaqeedi

Alhamdabyiah University

Noora Abdulrazzaq Jamal Malla Obaid

Alhamdabyiah University

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https://doi.org/10.33899/rjss.v28i88.53595
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Mahmood Younis Alaqeedi ع. ., & Abdulrazzaq Jamal Malla Obaid ن. (2025). The Narcissistic Personality and Its Relationship with Achievement Motivation among Players of Some Team Sports. Al-Rafidain Journal For Sport Sciences, 28(88), 226–250. https://doi.org/10.33899/rjss.v28i88.53595

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Abdalaziz Mahmood Younis Alaqeedi (Alhamdabyiah University)

College of Physical Education and Sport Science

Noora Abdulrazzaq Jamal Malla Obaid (Alhamdabyiah University )

College of Physical Education and Sport Science

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