Personality correlates of physical fitness

In this article, I examine the relation between personality and physical fitness. One group (N = 97) of male adults completed the Hogan Personality Inventory and five nationally recognized physical fitness batteries. A second group (N = 35) completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and a set of medical and physical performance assessments. Results indicate that physical fitness must be defined in multidimensional terms and that fitness is related to self-confidence and self-discipline. Measures of psychopathology were unrelated to measures of health and fitness. These data suggest that the personal qualities associated with fitness are also those that promote and extend health.

Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Hogan · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Personality · Personality Assessment Inventory · Physical fitness · Psychopathology · Set (abstract data type · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Educational Games and Gamification · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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