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Reliability and Validity of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Instrument
Mind to move: Differences in running biomechanics between sensing and intuition shod runners
Gindre, C., Patoz, A., Breine, B., & Lussiana, T. (2024). Mind to move: Differences in running biomechanics between sensing and intuition shod runners. PLoS ONE, 19(4). |
This is a study in embodied cognition, testing a hypothesis that motion is linked to personality. As personality is linked with so many human expressions, it seems likely that motion is one of them.
Specifically, this study explored whether personality traits could be linked to biomechanical variables that characterize running forms. To do this, 80 runners completed three randomized running trials of 50 meters. During these efforts, running biomechanics were measured: ground contact time, flight time, duty factor, step frequency, leg stiffness, maximal vertical ground reaction force, and maximal leg compression of the spring during stance.
Results found that preferences for Sensing and Intuition are associated with distinct running biomechanics. A Sensing preference demonstrated a more grounded running style, whereas a preference for Intuition demonstrated a more dynamic and elastic running style.
Even the words the authors used to describe the running styles resonate with the nature of Sensing and Intuition! Years of research has confirmed that personality type influences our emotional expression, EQ, career preferences and more, and now this study indicates that our personalities also influence the way runners use their lower limbs as springs. Fascinating!
ARTICLE PERMALINK: https://www.myersbriggs.org/research-and-library/journal-psychological-type/embodied-cognition-and-personality-type/
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