TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality typology in relation to muscle strength
AU - Tolea, Magdalena I.
AU - Terracciano, Antonio
AU - Milaneschi, Yuri
AU - Metter, E. Jeffrey
AU - Ferrucci, Luigi
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Background Physical inactivity plays a central role in the age-related decline in muscle strength, an important component in the process leading to disability. Personality, a significant determinant of health behaviors including physical activity, could therefore impact muscle strength throughout adulthood and affect the rate of muscle strength decline with aging. Personality typologies combining "high neuroticism" (N?55), "low extraversion" (E
AB - Background Physical inactivity plays a central role in the age-related decline in muscle strength, an important component in the process leading to disability. Personality, a significant determinant of health behaviors including physical activity, could therefore impact muscle strength throughout adulthood and affect the rate of muscle strength decline with aging. Personality typologies combining "high neuroticism" (N?55), "low extraversion" (E
KW - Cross-sectional studies
KW - Muscle strength
KW - Personality
KW - Physical activity
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U2 - 10.1007/s12529-011-9166-5
DO - 10.1007/s12529-011-9166-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 21614452
AN - SCOPUS:84868382209
SN - 1070-5503
VL - 19
SP - 382
EP - 390
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 3
ER -