Der er evidens for, at personlighedstræk kan forudsige atletisk succes og deltagelse i fysisk aktivitet. Nyere studier viser, at personlighed påvirker både langvarig sportspræstation og psykologiske tilstande hos atleter. Desuden relaterer personlighedstræk sig til inaktivitet, styrke hos ældre og usunde motionsvaner. Fysisk aktivitet kan også medføre personlighedsændringer. Det anbefales at fokusere mere på ungdomsårene og overveje personlighedstræk i anvendt forskning.
Titel på undersøgelse:
The Role of Personality in Sport and Physical Activity.
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
There is now good evidence that athletic success and participation in physical activity can be predicted by personality traits. In this article, we review new studies that have contributed to our understanding of these relationships and outline potential avenues of inquiry to support the development of personality-trait research in exercise and sport. Our review identified a number of novel findings from contemporary studies. In the context of sport performance, new studies have demonstrated that personality traits relate to long-term athletic success, interpersonal relationships, and athletes’ psychological states before, during, and after competitions. In the context of health-related exercise, new studies have demonstrated that personality traits relate to leisure-time sitting time, strength and mobility in old age, and unhealthy (addictive) exercise behaviors. There is also evidence that physical activity contributes to personality change. Our recommendations include a more targeted focus on adolescence (as this is the age of greatest change in personality and sport participation) and a greater consideration of consultant personality traits in applied research and professional practice (given their role in intervention effectiveness).