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Neurogenetic Profiles of Anxiety, Impulsivity, and Personality Traits in Elite Combat Sport Athletes: A Cluster-Based Analysis.

Kinga Humińska-Lisowska, Remigiusz Recław, Aleksandra Suchanecka, Krzysztof Chmielowiec, Kinga Łosińska, Jolanta Chmielowiec, Anna Grzywacz

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Kinga Humińska-LisowskaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Kazimierza Górskiego 1 St., 80-336 Gdansk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0034-0809
Remigiusz RecławIndependent Laboratory of Genetics and Behavioral Epigenetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72 St., 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0009-0004-7841-821X
Aleksandra SuchaneckaIndependent Laboratory of Genetics and Behavioral Epigenetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72 St., 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7137-1429
Krzysztof ChmielowiecDepartment of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, 28 Zyty St., 65-046 Zielona Góra, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4254-5466
Kinga ŁosińskaDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Kazimierza Górskiego 1 St., 80-336 Gdansk, Poland.ORCID 0009-0009-0227-106X
Jolanta ChmielowiecDepartment of Nursing, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, 28 Zyty St., 65-046 Zielona Góra, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3285-5313
Anna GrzywaczIndependent Laboratory of Genetics and Behavioral Epigenetics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72 St., 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2633-520X

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Abstract

Behavioral regulation in elite combat sports relies on traits such as anxiety, impulsivity, and personality, which are partly shaped by dopaminergic signaling. However, integrative approaches linking multidimensional behavioral profiles with genetic variability in athletes remain limited. This study aimed to identify distinct psychological profiles in elite combat athletes and examine whether these profiles differ in selected dopaminergic gene polymorphisms. A total of 200 male Polish elite combat athletes completed validated questionnaires assessing personality, anxiety, impulsivity, attention-related symptoms, and hedonic capacity. Standardized psychological variables were analyzed using a two-step clustering procedure. Genotype distributions were compared across clusters using chi-square tests. The clusters showed clear behavioral differentiation. Cluster 1 demonstrated higher anxiety, impulsivity, neuroticism, and attention-related symptoms. Cluster 2 showed lower anxiety and impulsivity alongside higher extraversion and conscientiousness. Cluster 3 displayed intermediate behavioral characteristics but the most distinctive genotype pattern. These findings suggest that combining behavioral clustering with genetic data may help characterize meaningful neurogenetic profiles in elite athletes and provide hypothesis-generating insights into genotype-phenotype relationships.

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anxietycluster analysisDAT1dopamine signalingDRD2DRD4elite athletesimpulsivityneurogenetics of behaviourpersonality traits

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