The impact of physical activities on the development of the females’ character

Authors

  • Miltiadis Proios Aristotle University of Thesaloniki, Greece
  • Ioannis Athanailidis Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
  • Evgenia Giannitsopoulou Aristotle University of Thesaloniki, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2010.53.18

Keywords:

Females, Exercise, Development character

Abstract

Nowadays, the participation of females in exercise/ sport is unchallengeable. In addition, the established impacts of the above mentioned activities on females as well as on people in general are far too many. The present study, within the framework of a literature review, aims at the tracing of the impacts of participation in physical activities on the development of female character. The results of this review have revealed that physical activities affect some significant traits of personality, such as its pneumatic, moral and social qualities. The conclusion deriving from such a finding is that physical activities can constitute a means for the development of the females' character.

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2010-10-26

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Proios, M., Athanailidis, I., & Giannitsopoulou, E. (2010). The impact of physical activities on the development of the females’ character. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 5(3), 485–494. https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2010.53.18

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