Within- and between individual variability of personality characteristics and physical exercise |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK;2. Department of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia;3. Department of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands;1. Louisville, KY, United States;2. Michigan State University, United States;3. Texas A & M University, United States;1. Western Washington University, United States;2. University of Utah, United States;3. University of Kansas, United States;4. Emory University, United States;1. Department of Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany;2. School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Australia;3. Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany;4. Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany;1. Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University, United States;2. Department of Marketing, Boston University, United States;3. CivilPolitics.Org, United States |
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| Abstract: | Using two independent samples, the study investigated links of within- and between-individual variability in personality states in three personality domains—Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Conscientiousness—with physical activity. Activity was defined as self-reported quantity of exercising or walking/cycling. More physical activity was associated with people reporting higher levels of Extraversion and Conscientiousness than they usually did, with the associations clearly replicating across samples and generalizing to all items of these domains. This pattern tended to reflect associations at the level of between-individual differences. When the three domains simultaneously predicted activity, within-individual variance in Neuroticism also emerged as a positive predictor, whereas between-individual level associations waned. The findings are consistent with within-individual differences in personality ratings reflecting meaningful, context-relevant variability. |
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| Keywords: | Within-individual variability Personality states Personality traits Exercising Physical activity |
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