Personality Determinants of Diet Quality among Polish and Spanish Physical Education Students

The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and diet quality indexes among Polish and Spanish physical education students. The study was conducted among students from Poland (n = 219) and Spain (n = 280), using the Dietary Habits and Nutrition Beliefs Questionnaire and the NEO-FFI (NEO Five-Factor Inventory) questionnaire. Two indexes were used: the Pro-healthy Diet Index (pHDI-10) and the Non-healthy Diet Index (nHDI-14). For statistical analysis, the t-test with independent estimation of variance as well as both Spearman’s and Pearson’s correlation analysis and moderation analysis with simple slopes were used. Polish and Spanish physical education students demonstrated low levels of healthy (pHDI-10) and unhealthy (nHDI-14) diet indexes, with Polish students showing significantly higher intensities of both indicators (p < 0.001). As extraversion intensified, the levels of pHDI-10 and nHDI-14 increased (p < 0.05). The nHDI-14 index for all students decreased along with increasing openness to experiences (p < 0.01) and agreeableness (p < 0.05), and the pHDI-10 index increased with the rise in conscientiousness (p < 0.01). Analyses have indicated that the home country is an important moderator of personality relationships with the Non-healthy Diet Index (nHDI-14), which, along with the increase in conscientiousness, increased in students from Spain, while it decreased among students from Poland (p < 0.001). Polish and Spanish physical education students showed a low level of healthy (pHDI-10) and unhealthy (nHDI-14) diets depending on country of origin. Additionally, significant correlations were noted between the Big Five personality traits and pHDI-10 and nHDI-14 indexes, and a moderating impact was observed by the home country on the relationships of selected personality traits with the Non-healthy Diet Index (nHDI-14).

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Personality Determinants of Pro-health Behaviours Among Polish and Spanish Physical Education Students

Studies in Sport Humanities ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.6098 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 35-48

Author(s):

Maria Gacek ◽

Grażyna Kosiba ◽

Agnieszka Wojtowicz

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Home Country ◽

Health Behaviours ◽

Education Students ◽

Mental Attitude ◽

General Index ◽

Physical Education Students ◽

Health Promoting ◽

The Relationship

The aim of the study was to analyse personality determinants related to the level of pro-health-behaviours among Polish and Spanish physical education students. The study was conducted among 219 Polish and 280 Spanish students, using the NEO-FFI Personality Inventory as well as the Pro-health Behaviour Inventory by Juczyński. Statistical analyses were performed using Pearson’s correlation coeffi cient and moderation analysis. Among the prohealth behaviours, students obtained the highest results in terms of positive mental attitude, and among personality traits, for extraversion. A signifi cant increase in the general index and some domains of pro-health behaviours together with an increase of extraversion, conscientiousness, openness and agreeableness, as well as a decrease in neuroticism, were found among all the students. The moderating infl uence of home country on personality relationships with health-promoting behaviours was also confi rmed, with an indication towards an the increase in the general index of health-promoting behaviours and/or individual domains along with the intensifi cation of agreeableness and conscientiousness, and a decrease along with the increase in neuroticism and extraversion, but only among Polish students. Regardless of country of origin, the overall index of health-promoting behaviours increased along with the rise in conscientiousness (notably among Spanish students). Signifi cant relationships between personality traits and the level of pro-health behaviours have been demonstrated, as well as the moderating infl uenceof home country on the relationship between these variables among Polish and Spanish physical education students.

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BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AT LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, LOS BAÑOS CAMPUS 2016-2017.

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/5480 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 1573-1577 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

VictoriaE Tamban ◽

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OfeliaB Maningas ◽

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Education Students ◽

Teacher Education Students

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Intelligence and Personality

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000311 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 124-132

Author(s):

Marc-André Bédard ◽

Yann Le Corff

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Real Life ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Original Study ◽

Life Assessment ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Verbal Intelligence ◽

Nonverbal Intelligence ◽

French Canadian

Abstract. This replication and extension of DeYoung, Quilty, Peterson, and Gray’s (2014) study aimed to assess the unique variance of each of the 10 aspects of the Big Five personality traits ( DeYoung, Quilty, & Peterson, 2007 ) associated with intelligence and its dimensions. Personality aspects and intelligence were assessed in a sample of French-Canadian adults from real-life assessment settings ( n = 213). Results showed that the Intellect aspect was independently associated with g, verbal, and nonverbal intelligence while its counterpart Openness was independently related to verbal intelligence only, thus replicating the results of the original study. Independent associations were also found between Withdrawal, Industriousness and Assertiveness aspects and verbal intelligence, as well as between Withdrawal and Politeness aspects and nonverbal intelligence. Possible explanations for these associations are discussed.

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Personality of Clown Doctors

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000187 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 49-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alberto Dionigi

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Normal Population ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Published Data ◽

Big Five Personality

Abstract. In recent years, both professional and volunteer clowns have become familiar in health settings. The clown represents a peculiar humorist’s character, strictly associated with the performer’s own personality. In this study, the Big Five personality traits (BFI) of 155 Italian clown doctors (130 volunteers and 25 professionals) were compared to published data for the normal population. This study highlighted specific differences between clown doctors and the general population: Clown doctors showed higher agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, and extraversion, as well as lower neuroticism compared to other people. Moreover, specific differences emerged comparing volunteers and professionals: Professional clowns showed significantly lower in agreeableness compared to their unpaid colleagues. The results are also discussed with reference to previous studies conducted on groups of humorists. Clowns’ personalities showed some peculiarities that can help to explain the facility for their performances in the health setting and that are different than those of other groups of humorists.

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