Personality Determinants of Diet Health Quality among an Elite Group of Polish Team Athletes

Maria Gacek (), Agnieszka Wojtowicz and Adam Popek
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Maria Gacek: Department of Sports Medicine and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Physical Education in Kraków, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
Agnieszka Wojtowicz: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Physical Education in Kraków, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
Adam Popek: Bronisław Markiewicz State Higher School of Technology and Economics in Jarosław, 37-500 Jarosław, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-15

Abstract: The aim of the study was to analyse personality determinants of diet health quality among of an elite group of Polish team athletes. The correlations between personality traits of the big five model and the indices of diet health quality (the pro-healthy diet index, pHDI-10 and the non-healthy diet index, nHDI-14) were assessed. Research was carried out among 213 athletes (males), using the beliefs and eating habits questionnaire (Kom-PAN) and the neuroticism extraversion openness personality inventory—revised (NEO-PI-R). Statistical analysis was performed with the use of Pearson’s linear and Spearman’s signed rank correlation coefficients as well as multiple regression, assuming the significance level of α = 0.05. It has been shown that the pro-healthy diet index (pHDI-10) decreased with increasing Neuroticism , while an increase was noted along with increasing Extraversion . In the case of the non-healthy diet index (nHDI-14) a decrease along with a simultaneous increase in the level of Agreeableness ( p < 0.05). Significant (but weak) correlations have been indicated between personality traits and diet health quality. The identified dependencies may be used to personalise the impact of dietary education among athletes.

Keywords: personality traits; the big five five-factor model; diet health quality indices; sports nutrition; team sports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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