Personality as a predictor of physical activity in middle-aged and old people: When and why? (The PATHWAY project) (PATHWAY)
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Funder's project number: OKM/49/626/2017,OKM/72/626/2018,OKM/92/626/2019
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 300 000,00
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Project timetable
Project start date: 01/04/2018
Project end date: 31/10/2022
Summary
PATHWAY will analyze individuals’ personality traits in relation to physical activity and sedentary time from a lifespan perspective. The project is based on representative samples totaling over 1 800 participants drawn from three studies and covering personality predictors of the level of physical activity from age 8 to 85. The 3-year interdisciplinary (sports and health sciences, psychology, gerontology, statistics) project will be conducted at the Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, by four senior researchers, a post-doctoral researcher, and a doctoral student, with contributions by Florida State University and LIKES Research Centre. It is expected to yield new insights on individual factors associated with a physical active or sedentary lifestyle and to advance new strategies to promote physical activity among middle-aged and older people. The project will educate interdisciplinary experts in the field of sport science.
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Related publications and other outputs
- Does personality moderate the efficacy of physical and cognitive training interventions? : A 12-month randomized controlled trial in older adults (2023) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA
- Personality Traits and Changes in Health Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Longitudinal Analysis from Pre-pandemic to Onset and End of the Initial Emergency Conditions in Finland (2021) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA
- Physical performance during the menopausal transition and the role of physical activity (2021) Bondarev, Dmitriy; et al.; A1; OA
- The role of personality traits in leisure time physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic (2021) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA
- Accelerometer-measured and self-reported physical activity in relation to extraversion and neuroticism : a cross-sectional analysis of two studies (2020) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA
- Associations of temperament and personality traits with frequency of physical activity in adulthood (2020) Karvonen, Jenni; et al.; A1; OA
- Personality traits and physical functioning : a cross-sectional multimethod facet-level analysis (2020) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA
- Viisi suurta persoonallisuuden piirrettä ja fyysinen aktiivisuus aikuisiässä : systemaattinen katsaus vuosilta 2013-2019 (2019) Kekäläinen, Tiia; et al.; A1; OA