PERSONALITY TRAITS INFLUENCE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR

Associations of personality traits with physical activity and sedentary behavior were observed in a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Centre and the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä. Individuals characterized by high conscientiousness and extraversion are more likely to accumulate longer periods of both physical activity and sedentary behavior, whereas individuals who have higher scores in neuroticism tend to interrupt their sedentary behavior more often.

The study followed the personality traits of the same individuals when they were 33, 42, 50, and 61 years old. It formed personality profiles, representing unique combinations of the personality traits of neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness and agreeableness.

We identified five personality trait profiles: resilient, brittle, overcontrolled, undercontrolled and ordinary."

Katja Kokko, research director 

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2024-10-30T12:25:22Z