El objetivo del presente trabajo es conocer los rasgos de la personalidad de los jóvenes jugadores de baloncesto de 16-18 años (n=186) mediante la descripción de las dimensiones y subdmensiones del cuestionario de personalidad BFQ. Se trata de un estudio no experimental en el que se utiliza un diseño transeccional o transversal descriptivo. Los resultados obtenidos indican que los jugadores de la muestra seleccionada se caracterizan por ser personas: a) moderadamente dinámicas, extravertidas y dominantes, b) moderadamente altruistas, compresivas y tolerantes, c) moderadamente responsables, ordenadas, diligentes, d) moderadamente equilibradas, tranquilas, pacientes y capaces de gestionar sus emociones de manera moderada y e) poco creativas, poco fantasiosas y poco informadas.
The aim of the present work is to assess the personality traits of young basketball players aged 16-18 years (n=186) through the description of the dimensions and sub-dimension from the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) regarding personality. This was a non-experimental study in which a descriptive transversal design was used. The results that were obtained indicate the players in the selected sample are characterized as people who are: a) moderately dynamic, extraverted and dominant; b) moderately altruistic, understanding and tolerant; c) moderately responsible, orderly, and diligent; d) moderately balanced, calm, patient, and able to manage their emotions moderately well; and e) rather uncreative, unimaginative, and not well informed.