Effect of Personality Dimensions on the Diurnal Pattern of Motor Activity

Bibliographic Data

ID19280225
AuthorsAnita Volkers (Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Anita C Volkers, J H M Tulen (0000-0003-0853-953X, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Hugo J Duivenvoorden (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Marieke J Gieteling (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Marlies Wegewijs‐De Jong (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Walter W Van Den Broek (0000-0003-3215-5640, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Jan Passchier (0000-0003-1958-7748), Lolke Pepplinkhuizen
Year2002
Volume70
Issue2
Pages233-248
Publication date2002-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-6494.05004
PMID11911121
OpenAlexW2050306788
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

The effects of personality dimensions, age, and gender on 24‐hour motor activity patterns were studied in 101 healthy subjects between 20–70 years. We measured motor activity by wrist‐actigraphy and personality dimensions by the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) of Cloninger. Random Regression Models were used to estimate the effects of personality dimensions, age, and gender on the diurnal pattern of motor activity. Harm Avoidance as well as Reward Dependence influenced the overall level of motor activity, independent of age and gender. Subjects high on Harm Avoidance showed lower activity levels than subjects low on Harm Avoidance, whereas subjects high on Reward Dependence had higher overall levels of motor activity than subjects low on Reward Dependence. Older subjects were found to be less active than younger subjects, but the activity level did not differ between males and females

Actigraphy · Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Harm avoidance · Insomnia · Motor activity · Personality · Psychiatry · Reward dependence · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Social Psychology