The present study was to investigate and identify personality dimensions of individual and team athletes and to compare the level of social skills and mental toughness of individual and team athletes with non-athletes. 210 high school students of Tehran City (70 individual athletes, 70 team athletes, and 70 non-athletes) participated in the research. The participants were asked to fill out the “Social Skills” and “Mental Toughness” questionnaires as well as Eysenck Personality Scale. Various statistical indices and method were applied for data analysis including mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results indicated that there is a significant difference between individual athletes, team athletes, and non-athletes in mental toughness, social skills, and personality dimensions. It can be concluded from the results that personality characteristics of individual and team athletes are different from non-athletes.
