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The Relationship Between Personality Types and Exercise Preferences and Behaviors
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2017
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2017-05-19
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between personality types, according to the dichotomies of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and exercise preferences and behaviors. College students (n= 80, age 18-23 yrs) enrolled in Physical Activity classes at TCU completed a demographics questionnaire that analyzed preferences for exercise characteristics, the Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) that classified participants' personality types, and the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire that assessed current exercise frequency and intensity. One-way ANOVAs indicated significant differences between only two of the dichotomies and three of the exercise preferences. The main effect differences were for the thinking vs. feeling subscale and preference for company, F(1,76) = 7.20, p = 0.009, and preference for aerobic exercise, F (1,79) = 4.25, p = 0.043, and for the judging vs. perceiving subscale and preference for location, F(1,75) = 5.59, p = 0.021.These results indicate that feeling was associated with a preference for aerobic exercise and exercise with a few others, and judging was associated with a preference for exercise at the gym. While limited, the results do indicate relationships between personality types and exercise preferences and behaviors.
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Kinesiology