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Peer reviewedChodzko-Zajko, W. J.; Ismail, A. H. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Compared scale interrelationships derived through factor analysis in normal adults with clinical samples in a study of 35 male participants in a fitness program. Results suggested the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory may be useful in evaluating relationships between exercise and personality change in normal and clinical populations.…
Descriptors: Males, Middle Aged Adults, Personality Change, Physical Fitness
Young, R. John; Ismail, A. H. – Research Quarterly, 1976
While all subjects improved on personality factors measuring social precision, persistence, and control after a physical fitness program of jogging, calisthenics, and recreational activities, a longer and intensified period of regular exercise is necessary to cause a dramatic change in personality parameters.
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Aggression, Exercise (Physiology), Males
