Abstract
The relationship between moderate exercise training (five 45-min sessions/week, brisk walking at 62 ± 2% peak oxygen uptake, or VO(2max) for 15 weeks) and personality traits was investigated in a group of 36 sedentary, mildly obese women. The study was conducted using a two (exercise and nonexercise groups) x two (baseline and 15-week testing sessions) factorial design, with data analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The pattern of change over time between groups was not significantly different for any of the personality traits as measured by the Cattell Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire, Form A. These data suggest that moderate exercise training is insufficient intervention to produce personality trait changes in sedentary, mildly obese women beginning an exercise program and support the results of cross-sectional and quasiexperimental studies indicating that personality traits are unresponsive to cardiovascular conditioning.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 128-132 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Annals of Sports Medicine |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 1990 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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