Survey of personality factors and impulsivity in active and non-active elderly men (2012)

Different personality factors and active life can be impacted directly on the life style and behavior of older people. Then the aim of present study was comparing impulsivity and personality factors in active and non-active elderlies.
This was a causal-comparative research with descriptive -correlational method with correlational design. The populations of the study were included 90 elderlies in Tabriz at 2012 who were selected by random stratified sampling method and assessed through main five factors personality questionnaire (NEO) and Barrat impulsivity Scale. Because of Incomplete filling questionnaire 80 questioners were collected (40 active and 40 non-active elders). To analyze of data, independent t-tests, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient and SPSS software version 19 was used.
Findings: Based on the results, a significant difference was observed between active and non-active elderly men of openness (p=0.013). Also, a statistically significant difference was found among the elderly active and non-active personality factors. There was the direct relationship between impulsivity variables with Neuroticism (r=0.393, p=0.02) and a significant negative correlation with extraversion (r=-0.320, p=0.013), agreeableness (r=-0.598, p=0.001) and conscientiousness (r=-0/684, p=0.01). Impulsivity factors such as impulsivity, lack of program elements (r=0.272, p=0.037) and impulsivity (r=0.320, p=0.013) and cognitive impulsivity (r=0.386, p=0.003) had direct and significant relationship with Neuroticism and extraversion (r=-0.317, p=0.014) agreeableness (r=-0.447, p=0.001) and conscientiousness (r=-0528, p=0.001) showed a significant inverse relationship.
Discussion and There werent differences between subscales of impulsivity and personality factors (except openness) in active and inactive elderly men. However there was a relationship between impulsivity and some of personality factors that can be influenced by several factors, including the physical activity.