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Personality

No two people are the same; everyone has their own personality characteristics. These influence what people do on a daily basis, including what physical activity they take part in, or even if they do any physical activity at all. A person may choose their activity because of their personality type, i.e. someone who enjoys being on their own and are quiet may choose an individual activity such as swimming, whereas someone who enjoys being around others and is loud may choose to play a team sport.

Personality has been defined in many different ways here is one example:

"A blend of psychological characteristics that make individuals unique" (Weinberg & Gould, 1995)

Personality traits.[D]