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Personality determinants of diet quality among Polish and Spanish physical education students
In this 2021 study, Polish and Spanish physical education students were analyzed on the quality of their diets, to determine the relationship between their diet quality and different personality traits. Overall, there were 219 participants from Poland, and 280 participants from Spain. The Pro-healthy Diet Index (pHDI-10) and the Non-healthy Diet Index (nHDI-14) were both used to judge the students’ diet quality. Both Polish and Spanish students demonstrated low levels of healthy and unhealthy diet indices. But these indices increased in those with certain personality traits such as higher extraversion. The data also revealed that individuals who scored higher for openness to experiences and agreeableness were more likely to have more unhealthy diets, while those with more conscientiousness generally ate healthier diets. But the relationship between diet and personality was found to be influenced by the country of residence. As an example, increased conscientiousness was associated with higher scores in the non-healthy diet index (in other words, unhealthier diets) among students from Spain, whereas it was linked with lower scores (meaning healthier diets) among students from Poland. [NPID: personality, Big Five personality traits, diet quality indicators, food product groups, physical education students, Polish, Spanish]
Year: 2021
