Webb Benjamin Lee
Department of Applied Health, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 62026, USA.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2025 Jan 3;10(1):18. doi: 10.3390/jfmk10010018.
Regular exercise is important for overall health, yet exercise participation in the United States remains low. Exercise promotion depends on identifying factors such as personality that might influence exercise participation. Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), a personality trait described as the tendency to deeply process environmental stimuli, is a psychological factor that may influence exercise participation. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine relationships among SPS, exercise behavior, and preferred exercise intensity. Participants ( = 320) were college students and employees who completed the 12-Item Highly Sensitive Person Scale, the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, and a question related to preferred exercise intensity. Participants' ages ranged from 18 to 70 years ( = 39.36, = 15.15), and they were mostly female (69.6%). Most participants were physically active (77.5%). Mean SPS scores were not significantly different between active ( = 50.2, = 10.9) and insufficiently active ( = 51.4, = 9.97) participants; however, post hoc analysis revealed that the mean increase in SPS score from preference for vigorous intensity to light intensity (5.18, 95% CI [0.13, 10.2]) was statistically significant ( = 0.043). Exercise preferences are an important consideration for exercise adoption and adherence; thus, these findings have practical implications for exercise promotion, especially for individuals who score higher in SPS.
规律运动对整体健康很重要，但美国的运动参与率仍然很低。运动推广取决于识别可能影响运动参与的因素，如个性。感官加工敏感性（SPS）是一种被描述为深度加工环境刺激倾向的个性特质，是一个可能影响运动参与的心理因素。这项横断面研究的目的是检验SPS、运动行为和偏好运动强度之间的关系。参与者（n = 320）为大学生和员工，他们完成了12项高敏感人群量表、戈丁休闲时间运动问卷以及一个与偏好运动强度相关的问题。参与者年龄在18至70岁之间（M = 39.36，SD = 15.15），且大多数为女性（69.6%）。大多数参与者身体活跃（77.5%）。活跃参与者（M = 50.2，SD = 10.9）和运动不足参与者（M = 51.4, SD = 9.97）的平均SPS得分无显著差异；然而，事后分析显示，从偏好高强度运动到偏好低强度运动，SPS得分平均增加（5.18, 95% CI [0.13, 10.2]）具有统计学意义（p = 0.043）。运动偏好是运动采纳和坚持的一个重要考虑因素；因此，这些发现对运动推广具有实际意义，尤其是对SPS得分较高的个体。
