Personality Traits and Situational Factors as Determinants of Motor Activity in Youth
Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2004, Vol 14, Issue 28
Abstract
The purpose of the work. The aim of this study was to determine situational and personal correlates and predictors of physical activity level in adolescents. Material and methods. Participants were 289 high school students (93 boys and 196 girls) aged 14-16. Thequestionnaire My health developed by author provided the indices of physical activity level, time spent on viewing TV and doing homework, somatic complaints, self rating of health status and physical fitness. The standard questionnaires to assess psychological variables and International Physical Fitness Testwere used. Results. The results indicated significant but weak correlations between time spent on intense exercise and stable characteristics of individual as well as situational factors. Gender, physical fitness, extraversion, agreeableness, self rating of physical fitness and somatic complaints were significant predictors of physical activity level. Conclusions. These predictors were differentiated according to gender. Situational factors played more important role in boys, personality traits – in girls.
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Monika Guszkowska
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