Citation

Hogan J. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 1989; 56(2): 284-288.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2926630

Abstract

In this article, I examine the relation between personality and physical fitness. One group (N = 97) of male adults completed the Hogan Personality Inventory and five nationally recognized physical fitness batteries. A second group (N = 35) completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and a set of medical and physical performance assessments.

RESULTS indicate that physical fitness must be defined in multidimensional terms and that fitness is related to self-confidence and self-discipline. Measures of psychopathology were unrelated to measures of health and fitness. These data suggest that the personal qualities associated with fitness are also those that promote and extend health.

Language: en