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The issue of multiculturalism has received growing attention in psychological literature in recent years. Yet psychology of multiculturalism is, with the exception of some theoretical concepts, not well known to a broader scientific audience. The aim of this article is to provide an outline of selected psychological nomenclature and theory, as well as empirical research dealing with multiculturalism. Moreover, the paper presents a brief remark concerning the current state of affairs of applied psychology of multiculturalism in the Polish setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. A lot of attention is given to the personality of sportsmen in sport psychology. This results from the need to create the most precise profile, model or theory, which may be used in training. Scientific support for some regularities may be helpful in selection of sportsmen, their attempts to obtain better results, and - first of all- backing up sportsmen's potential development and self-actualization. The goal of this paper is to analyze personality variables of universiade competitors taking into account their discipline. Material and methods. The paper presents the results of the study, carried out during the summer Universiade in Izmir (Turkey, August 2005). The research covered 91 representatives from Poland - 44 female and 47 male athletes practising various sports; 30 representatives of team games and 61 representatives of individual sports. They were filling in ACL-37 adjective test (prepared by HG Gough and AB Heilbrun) and the questionnaire including questions concerning competitors' career. Results. Comparison of personality profiles of team games and of individual sports representatives showed statistically significant differences. The results indicate that representatives of individual sports are significantly more determined and concentrated on specific activities to satisfy their need of achievements. Team players show significantly higher tendency to avoid confrontation with reality. It is related to disbelief in their own success and a fear for a broadly understood failure. Conclusions. Apart from the study report, the paper contains some suggestions for potential broader use of personality psychology issues and the psychology of inter-individual differences, being a part of sports psychology. The qualitative analysis may be a contribution to the discussion of psychological shaping of training effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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