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Personality traits are a key indicator in determining how likely is it that a person will stick to their exercise goals, a study revealed.
A new study uncovered a personality trait that may predict your likeliness of engaging in a physical task. It stated that individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals are likely to engage in more physical activity, including gymming, as compared to those who don't.
The findings of this study published in the Journal Psychological Science suggest that self-reported levels of a trait called 'planfulness' may translate into real-world differences in behaviour.
Some people seem to be able to more consistently meet their goals than others, but it remains unclear if personality traits that have been found to promote goal achievement in the lab similarly encourage individuals to achieve long-term goals in their day-to-day lives, said lead researcher Rita M. Ludwig of the University of Oregon.
Conscientiousness, a measure of individuals' orderliness and dependability on the Big Five Inventory of personality, has long been tied with healthy behaviours.
Narrowing their focus to a single facet of this trait, planfulness, allows researchers to zero in on the psychological processes--such as mental flexibility, and a person's ability to make short-term sacrifices in pursuit of future success--that contribute directly to achieving long-term goals.
A new study uncovered a personality trait that may predict your likeliness of engaging in a physical task. It stated that individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals are likely to engage in more physical activity, including gymming, as compared to those who don't.
The findings of this study published in the Journal Psychological Science suggest that self-reported levels of a trait called 'planfulness' may translate into real-world differences in behaviour.
Some people seem to be able to more consistently meet their goals than others, but it remains unclear if personality traits that have been found to promote goal achievement in the lab similarly encourage individuals to achieve long-term goals in their day-to-day lives, said lead researcher Rita M. Ludwig of the University of Oregon.
Conscientiousness, a measure of individuals' orderliness and dependability on the Big Five Inventory of personality, has long been tied with healthy behaviours.
Narrowing their focus to a single facet of this trait, planfulness, allows researchers to zero in on the psychological processes--such as mental flexibility, and a person's ability to make short-term sacrifices in pursuit of future success--that contribute directly to achieving long-term goals.
Why do some people stick to their fitness goals?
Conscientiousness, a measure of individuals' orderliness and dependability on the Big Five Inventory of personality, has long been tied with healthy behaviours
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