Associations between personality traits, physical activity level, and muscle strength

被引：45

作者：

Tolea, Magdalena I. ^{[3
]}

Terracciano, Antonio ^{[1
]}

Simonsick, Eleanor M. ^{[2
]}

Metter, E. Jeffrey ^{[2
]}

Costa, Paul T., Jr. ^{[1
]}

Ferrucci, Luigi ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Aging, Lab Personal & Cognit, Baltimore, MD 21224 USA

[2] Harbor Hosp, Clin Res Branch, Natl Inst Aging, Baltimore, MD 21225 USA

[3] Univ Missouri, Sch Social Work, Gerontol Program, St Louis, MO 63121 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY | 2012年 / 46卷 / 03期

关键词：

Personality; Neuroticism; Extraversion; Agreeableness; Physical activity; Muscle strength; OLDER-ADULTS; 5-FACTOR MODEL; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; BODY-COMPOSITION; EXERCISE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH INDICATORS; WOMENS HEALTH; DISABILITY; MEN; AGE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jrp.2012.02.002

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Associations among personality as measured by the Five Factor Model, physical activity, and muscle strength were assessed using data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (N = 1220, age: mean = 58, SD = 16). General linear modeling with adjustment for age, sex, race, and body mass index, and bootstrapping for mediation were used. We found neuroticism and most of its facets to negatively correlate with strength. The extraversion domain and its facets of warmth, activity, and positive-emotions were positively correlated with strength, independent of covariates. Mediation analysis results suggest that these associations are partly explained by physical activity level. Findings extend the evidence of an association between personality and physical function to its strength component and indicate health behavior as an important pathway. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：264 / 270

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