Department of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, Greece
Research Article
Personality and Exercise as Predictors for Body Image
Author(s): Malama Voutyritsa*
The paper reviews previous research on the topic of personality, exercise and body image. Studies
have suggested associations between personality dimension and body image, but these have not
been conclusive yet. This study was performed in order to examine if personality and type of exercise
can be used to predict body image, as well to investigate in the new topic of pole dancing and if it
affects body image appreciation. The study used a correlational cross-sectional design with one
dependent variable which was body image and three independent variables, the gender of the
participant, the type of exercise and the five personality dimensions. The study showed that
neuroticism was negatively associated with body appreciation, extraversion and conscientiousness
was positively associated with body image, exercise has a significant effect on body image
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