Temperamental Traits Versus Individual Physical Fitness Components and a Physical Activity Level

• Authors: Dominik Bernatowicz , Paweł Izdebski , Tomasz Boraczyński , Michał Boraczyński
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main aim of the study was to examine whether relationships exist between particular temperamental traits within the concept of Regulative Theory of Temperament and components of physical fitness, that are most crucial for success in sport. The research involved 108 individuals including 63 men (age 21.1 ± 1.6 yrs) and 45 women (age 20.7 ± 1.3 yrs). None of the respondents were professionally engaged in sport. Components of physical fitness included: aerobic capacity, strength, agility, static-dynamic balance and reaction time. The respondents also completed two questionnaires: the Formal Characteristics of Behaviour – Temperament Inventory and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The results indicate that the temperamental traits had average to poor correlations with the components of physical fitness, whereas more statistically significant correlations were observed in women. Negative correlations were obtained between emotional reactivity and agility, which was a result confirmed by previous research. All temperamental traits related with the energetic aspects of behaviour correlated with simple reaction time in women. Physical activity and aerobic capacity did not correlate with any of the studied traits. The results do not allow for any general conclusions to be drawn, but can serve as a reference point for future research on temperamental traits as delineated by Regulative Theory of Temperament and their relationship with the components of physical fitness.

Keywords

EN

personality; regulative theory of temperament; physical activity; physical fitness

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 211-217

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2015

accepted

1 - 6 - 2015

online

10 - 7 - 2015

Contributors

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Dominik Bernatowicz

• - Institute of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

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Paweł Izdebski

• - Institute of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

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Tomasz Boraczyński

• - Central Research Laboratory, Józef Rusiecki Olsztyn University, Poland.

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Michał Boraczyński

• - Central Research Laboratory, Józef Rusiecki Olsztyn University, Poland.

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/hukin-2015-0049