Author : Rena Elizabeth Courtney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780438662490
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (624 download)
Book Synopsis The Interaction Between Personality and Exercise in Predicting Perceived Stress by : Rena Elizabeth Courtney
Download or read book The Interaction Between Personality and Exercise in Predicting Perceived Stress written by Rena Elizabeth Courtney and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stress has been deemed an epidemic in our modern society and has been connected to several mental and physical health conditions. While research has shown that exercise may be effective at relieving stress and personality tends to predict perceived stress, little is known about the connection between perceived stress, exercise and personality. The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship among these variables and to determine how personality and exercise can be used to predict perceived stress. Results showed that neuroticism, extraversion and conscientiousness significantly predicted perceived stress while exercise, agreeableness and openness to experience did not. Post-hoc analyses examined the correlational relationships between these variables as well as the demographic information and supported previous findings connecting high levels enjoyment of exercise and motivation to exercise with higher exercise behavior. Furthermore, age was related to perceived stress and personality, which gender tended to be related to certain personality characteristics. These findings may lead to more effective exercise prescriptions and increase our understanding of the mechanisms underlying exercise-induced stress reduction." --Abstract