JORR
Journal of Orthopedics Research and Rehabilitation

The Journal of Orthopedics Research and Rehabilitation welcomes scholarly papers inorthopaedic surgery, physical therapy and rehabilitation, neurosurgery, neurology and clinic anesthesiology and reanimation. This journal is indexed by indices that are considered international scientific journal indices (DRJI, ESJI, OAJI, etc.). According to the current Associate Professorship criteria, it is within the scope of International Article 1-d. Each article published in this journal corresponds to 5 points.

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Investigation of personality type and physical activity level in physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between personality types and physical activity levels among undergraduate students in the department of physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
Methods: The participants’ physical activity levels were assessed using the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). To evaluate the participants’ personality traits, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised/Short Scale was used. The relationship between individuals’ personality traits and physical activity levels was determined using Spearman’s rank correlation analysis.
Results: The study included 180 undergraduate students from the department of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. The results revealed a strong correlation between severe metabolic equivalent (MET) (r: 0.246, p: 0.001), moderate MET (r: 0.196, p: 0.009) and total MET (r: 0.202, p: 0.007) with psychoticism. Additionally, a strong correlation was observed between extraversion and walking MET (r: 0.180, p: 0.017) as well as total MET (r: 0.196, p: 0.009).
Conclusion: Students with personality traits of psychoticism and extraversion tend to be physically more active.This study shows that physical-activity levels may be predicted by personality traits on Turkish physiotherapy and rehabilitation students.

Keywords : Physical activity, personality tests , undergraduate students

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Article available in :
Volume 2, Issue 4, 2024
Page : 66-68
https://doi.org/10.51271/JORR-0037
Article Information
Received : 13 Ağu 2024
Accepted : 14 Eki 2024
Published : 31 Eki 2024
Corresponding Author :

Murat Esmer: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkiye

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Citation : Esmer M, Bozkurt B, Durgun HB. Investigation of personality type and physical activity level in physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students. J Orthop Res Rehabil. 2024;2(4):66-68.

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