Relationship between personality characteristics and dependence on physical activity in student athletes

Background: The purpose of the present research was to Survey the relationship between personality characteristics and dependence on physical activity in student athletes Materials and methods: In this study, a random sample based on sample volume table of Morgan among undergraduate physical education student from (Razi Kermanshah University, 380 students), 88 students from 8 Region physical education based cluster method was selected. To gather required data for this study as well as in order to test research hypotheses Three questionnaires including demographic questionnaire, questionnaire characteristics Kerry and Costa (1997), questionnaire dependence of physical activity Hasn Blas and colleagues (2004) have been used. In Inferential analysis, to test normality of the distribution Kolmogorov - Smirnov test was used, and then Pearson correlation test was used. Result and discussion: Results shows correlation coefficient value (r =0.07, sig=0.001) between personality characteristics and dependence on physical activity there is a significant and positive relationship. Conclusion: So seems that unfavorable environmental conditions, reduces feelings of pleasure and favorable changes in emotion. Also, as participation of persons with different characteristics in physical activity, physical activity dependence seems inevitable. Although findings in this area is very small and we need more studies in this field.

Keywords:

personality characteristics , physical activity , athletes