Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas
Researchers have found that personality is a determinant of exercise behavior. Limited exercise studies however, have used the dominant personality framework of the Five Factor Model (FFM) which asserts that personality consists of the following 5 domains: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agree...
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| description | Researchers have found that personality is a determinant of exercise behavior. Limited exercise studies however, have used the dominant personality framework of the Five Factor
Model (FFM) which asserts that personality consists of the following 5 domains: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. The purposes of this study were to examine: (a) if the personality domains of the FFM are related to and predict exercise behavior, (b) if the personality domains are related to exercise preferences and barriers-efficacy, and (c) if gender moderates the relationship between personality and exercise. Participants were 507 male and female undergraduates who voluntarily completed the NEO PI-R (Costa & McCrae, 1992), the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin, Jobin, & Bouillon, 1986), Barriers-efficacy Scale (McAuley & Mihalko, 1998), and preferences to exercise. Results revealed that: (a) extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were positively related to exercise behavior; (b) significant differences for personality domains and preferences appeared for exercise intensity, exercise company, and gym preference; (c) barriers-efficacy was positively related to openness and
conscientiousness and negatively related to neuroticism; and (d) the relationships between personality and exercise were moderated by gender. Applying the FFM to explain exercise preferences and behavior and future research directions were discussed. |
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| spelling | uitm-116612016-10-07T09:44:24Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11661/ Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas mjssr Hagan, Amy L. Hausenblas, Heather A. Physical education and training. Physical fitness Psychological aspects Researchers have found that personality is a determinant of exercise behavior. Limited exercise studies however, have used the dominant personality framework of the Five Factor Model (FFM) which asserts that personality consists of the following 5 domains: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. The purposes of this study were to examine: (a) if the personality domains of the FFM are related to and predict exercise behavior, (b) if the personality domains are related to exercise preferences and barriers-efficacy, and (c) if gender moderates the relationship between personality and exercise. Participants were 507 male and female undergraduates who voluntarily completed the NEO PI-R (Costa & McCrae, 1992), the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin, Jobin, & Bouillon, 1986), Barriers-efficacy Scale (McAuley & Mihalko, 1998), and preferences to exercise. Results revealed that: (a) extraversion, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were positively related to exercise behavior; (b) significant differences for personality domains and preferences appeared for exercise intensity, exercise company, and gym preference; (c) barriers-efficacy was positively related to openness and conscientiousness and negatively related to neuroticism; and (d) the relationships between personality and exercise were moderated by gender. Applying the FFM to explain exercise preferences and behavior and future research directions were discussed. Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation 2005 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11661/1/AJ_AMY%20L.%20HAGAN%20JSSR%2005%201.pdf Hagan, Amy L. and Hausenblas, Heather A. (2005) Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas. (2005) Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Malaysian_Journal_of_Sport_Science_and_Recreation.html>, 1 (1). pp. 17-34. ISSN 1823-3198 https://mjssr.com/journal |
| spellingShingle | Physical education and training. Physical fitness Psychological aspects Hagan, Amy L. Hausenblas, Heather A. Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas |
| title | Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas |
| title_full | Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas |
| title_fullStr | Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas |
| title_short | Examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / Amy L. Hagan and Heather A. Hausenblas |
| title_sort | examination of personality correlates, exercise preferences, and exercise behavior / amy l. hagan and heather a. hausenblas |
| topic | Physical education and training. Physical fitness Psychological aspects |
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