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Author: Sutin, Angelina R.
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1. Sutin, Angelina R.
Stephan, Yannick
Luchetti, Martina
Artese, Ashley
Oshio, Atsushi
Terracciano, Antonio
The Five-factor Model of Personality and Physical Inactivity: A Meta-analysis of 16 Samples
Journal of Research in Personality 63 (August 2016): 22-28.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092656616300368
Cohort(s): NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Australia, Australian; British Household Panel Survey (BHPS); Cross-national Analysis; German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP); Health and Retirement Study (HRS); Japan; Japanese; Mid-Life in the United States (MIDUS); National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (AddHealth); Personality/Big Five Factor Model or Traits; Physical Activity (see also Exercise); Wisconsin Longitudinal Study/H.S. Panel Study (WLS)

A sedentary lifestyle is harmful for health; personality traits may contribute to physical (in)activity. With participant-level data from 16 samples (N > 125,000), we examined the personality correlates of physical inactivity, frequency of physical activity, and sedentary behavior (in a subset of samples). Lower Neuroticism and higher Conscientiousness were associated with more physical activity and less inactivity and sedentary behavior. Extraversion and Openness were also associated with more physical activity and less inactivity, but these traits were mostly unrelated to specific sedentary behaviors (e.g., TV watching). The results generally did not vary by age or sex. The findings support the notion that the interest, motivational, emotional, and interpersonal processes assessed by five-factor model traits partly shape the individual’s engagement in physical activity.
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Sutin, Angelina R., Yannick Stephan, Martina Luchetti, Ashley Artese, Atsushi Oshio and Antonio Terracciano. "The Five-factor Model of Personality and Physical Inactivity: A Meta-analysis of 16 Samples." Journal of Research in Personality 63 (August 2016): 22-28.