SynthesisPsychology & health2024
Personality and change in physical activity across 3-10 years.
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- Personality traits and physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a rapid review of evidence and interventions.The Gerontologist · 2026Review
- Individual factors associated with physical activity adherence in schizophrenia: an exploratory secondary analysis of two randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Personality and falls: evidence from three samples.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- US state death rates: Structural equation modeling of Big Five personality, socioeconomic status, and health risk factors.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Associations Between Personality Traits and Longitudinal Change in Physical Function in Survivors of Childhood Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Combinations of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity in midlife and old age: implications for healthy cognitive aging.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Determining the interconnection between personality and physical activity on perceived stress in a diverse sample.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Habitual physical activity is related to more creative activities and achievements.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Distressed personality is associated with late adverse effects in long-term survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2024Article
- Association of Pickleball Participation With Decreased Perceived Loneliness and Social Isolation: Results of a National Survey.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
- The relationship between personality traits and Alzheimer's disease: a narrative review.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between personality traits, defined by the Five-Factor Model, and the initiation and termination of physical activity across adulthood.
designLongitudinal analysis of participants from nine samples (N > 28,000).
main outcome measuresPhysical activity status at follow-up.
resultsA random-effect meta-analysis revealed that higher conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness were related to a higher likelihood of initiation of physical activity over time among individuals who were physically inactive at baseline and to a lower risk of termination of physical activity among those who were physically active at baseline. In contrast, higher neuroticism was associated with a lower probability of initiation of physical activity and a higher likelihood of termination over time. Although not hypothesised, agreeableness was also associated with better physical activity outcomes over time.
conclusionThis study provides the largest and the longest evidence of a replicable association between personality and change in physical activity status. Personality may motivate both the initiation and termination of physical activity.
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