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Linking Personality to Psychophysiological Responses: An Experimental Approach in Academic Examinations

Kişiliği Psikofizyolojik Tepkilerle İlişkilendirme: Akademik Sınavlarda Deneysel Bir Yaklaşım

İlker Balıkçı(MANİSA CELÂL BAYAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-6501-4046
Serdar Tok(MANİSA CELÂL BAYAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4961-9202
Erdal Binboğa(EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-1666-7304
Mert Isbilir(Democritus University of Thrace)0009-0006-5750-4201
Pages
273–278
Publication Date
2026-04-30
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Results indicated that these traits accounted for a significant proportion of changes during and after the examination.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigated the relationships among conscientiousness, narcissism, and psychophysiological responses, measured by skin conductance level (SCL), during an academic examination.
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Key Findings & Data:Thirty sports science students (14 females), with a mean age of 21 years (SD = 2.1), participated.
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⚙️Variables:Öz denetim · akademik sınav · narsizim.

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This study investigated the relationships among conscientiousness, narcissism, and psychophysiological responses, measured by skin conductance level (SCL), during an academic examination. Thirty sports science students (14 females), with a mean age of 21 years (SD = 2.1), participated. The experiment included four consecutive four-minute phases: baseline, anticipation, challenge, and recovery. During baseline, participants completed personality assessments, and their SCL was recorded. In anticipation, they read a 750-word essay on sports history. The challenge phase consisted of a 15-question test based on the essay, with SCL continuously recorded during both anticipation and challenge. In recovery, SCL was measured after the exam. Correlation and linear regression analyses were used to determine whether conscientiousness and narcissism predicted variation in SCL scores. Results indicated that these traits accounted for a significant proportion of changes during and after the examination.

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Bu çalışma, akademik bir sınav sırasında vicdanlılık, narsisizm ve deri iletkenlik düzeyi (SCL) ile ölçülen psikofizyolojik tepkiler arasındaki ilişkileri araştırmıştır. Ortalama yaşı 21 olan (SD = 2,1) otuz spor bilimleri öğrencisi (14 kadın) katılmıştır. Deney, dört ardışık dört dakikalık aşamadan oluşmuştur: temel durum, beklenti, meydan okuma ve toparlanma. Temel durumda, katılımcılar kişilik değerlendirmelerini tamamlamış ve SCL'leri kaydedilmiştir. Beklenti aşamasında, spor tarihi üzerine 750 kelimelik bir makale okumuşlardır. Meydan okuma aşaması, makaleye dayalı 15 soruluk bir testten oluşmuş ve hem beklenti hem de meydan okuma sırasında SCL sürekli olarak kaydedilmiştir. Toparlanma aşamasında, sınavdan sonra SCL ölçülmüştür. Vicdanlılık ve narsisizmin SCL puanlarındaki varyasyonu tahmin edip etmediğini belirlemek için korelasyon ve doğrusal regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, bu özelliklerin sınav sırasında ve sonrasında meydana gelen değişikliklerin önemli bir bölümünü açıkladığını göstermiştir.

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Balıkçı, İ., Tok, S., Binboğa, E., Isbilir, M. (2026). Linking Personality to Psychophysiological Responses: An Experimental Approach in Academic Examinations. The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 273–278. https://doi.org/10.22282/tojras.1868129

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