CONSERVATISM AND PHYSICAL FITNESS

Exploratory Study Indicates Conservatives are more Physically Fit

Josh Emington

PSCI 409

Political Ideology

Conservative ::: Liberal

Differences between Ideologies discovered in the literature.

Economic Status

Contentment

Cognitive

Style

Research Questions:

Are Conservatives or Liberals more fit.?

Is one political ideology more physically fit than the other?

Political Ideology Fitness level?

Exploratory Hypothesis: There is a relationship of correlation between physical fitness and ideology.

Thesis: Political Ideology causes Fitness.

Operationalization of variables (Definition of Concepts):

Physical Fitness:VO2 max score

Beep Test

0 dead

100 Highest Respiratory Fitness in history

Physical Fitness Score

VO2 max

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQC9pcnHtvgExample video

http://www.topendsports.com/testing/beepcalc.htm

Online calculation yields score: oxygen in (ml/kg/min)

Political Ideology:

Conservatism Rating

Wilson Paterson Conservatism Scale

0 Very Liberal

100 Very Conservative

1. Death Penalty Yes ? No 26. Computer music Yes ? No

2. Evolution theory Yes ? No 27. Chastity Yes ? No

3. School uniforms Yes ? No 28. Fluoridation Yes ? No

4. Striptease shows Yes ? No 29. Royalty Yes ? No

5. Sabbath Observance Yes ? No 30. Women Judges Yes ? No

6. Beatniks Yes ? No 31. Conventional clothing Yes ? No

7. Patriotism Yes ? No 32. Teenage Drivers Yes ? No

8. Modern art Yes ? No 33. Darfur Yes ? No

9. Self denial Yes ? No 34. Nudist camps Yes ? No

10. Working mothers Yes ? No 35. Church authority Yes ? No

11. Horoscopes Yes ? No 36. Disarmament Yes ? No

12. Birth control Yes ? No 37. Censorship Yes ? No

13. Military drill Yes ? No 38. White lies Yes ? No

14. Co-education Yes ? No 39. Caning Yes ? No

15. Divine law Yes ? No 40. Mixed marriages Yes ? No

16. Socialism Yes ? No 41. Strict rules Yes ? No

17. White superiority Yes ? No 42. Jazz Yes ? No

18. Cousin marriage Yes ? No 43. Straightjackets Yes ? No

19. Moral training Yes ? No 44. Casual living Yes ? No

20. Suicide Yes ? No 45. Learning Latin Yes ? No

21. Chaperones Yes ? No 46. Divorce Yes ? No

22. Legalized abortion Yes ? No 47. Inborn conscience Yes ? No

23. Empire-building Yes ? No 48. Coloured

immigration Yes ? No

24. Student pranks Yes ? No 49. Bible truth Yes ? No

25. Licensing laws Yes ? No 50. Pyjama parties Yes ? No

34. Nudist camps Yes ? No

35. Church authority Yes ? No

36. Disarmament Yes ? No

Wilson & Patterson Scale

Conservatism/Liberalism score.

Group R2questionResponse Yes

Response ?

Response No

Odd Numbered questions 2 1 0

Even Numbered questions 0 1 2

Conservatism/Liberalism score. Group R2

Scoring is very simple for this questionnaire.Add up the values for the odd and even questions The higher the score, the more conservative the attitudes.100 being most Conservative 0 being most Liberal

Statistical InsignificancePoor College student Lacks funds to bribe Subjects

Correlations: Possible Bivariate Relationships

Positive Negative

Linear Linear

None

Meniscal

Linear Low

Facebook Samplinghttp://www.facebook.com/events.php?archive=1#/event.php?eid=25509354158

Results

Conservative Leaning

Positive LinearRelationship

Moderate to High Fitness

Hypothesis confirmed:

Study indicates Conservatism is

positively related to Physical Fitness

Physical Fitness Conservatism

cum hoc ergo propter hoc

Correlation is merely a step in the process of answering my research question definitively

Intervening Relationships

An intervening variable falls in time between the independent and dependent variable and has a causal relationship with the dependent variable and independent variable.

Independent variable

Intervening Variable

Dependent Variable

Heat Increased

Water Activity Participation

Increased Drowning Deaths

Three Plausible ModelsConservatives Happy Happiness Healthy

Conservatives Wealthy Wealthy Healthy

Conservative Rigid Rigid Healthy

Conservatism Contentment Fitness

Conservatism Wealth Fitness

Conservatism Rigidity Fitness

Proposed hypothesis of anticipated subsequent study.

Hypothesis: Conservatism causes Rigidity which in turn causes Physical Fitness

Conservatism Rigidity Fitness

According to a thorough study conducted by Fielding, Katula, and Miller in 2007 adherence to physical activity causes better health and higher fitness.

Conservatism Rigidity in Exercise

Rigidity: (Definition of Concept)

consistency in personal physical exercise regiment.

Test group Control GroupTested highly

Conservative

individuals

Random sampling from same conditions

Communal Living Situation This should be a control for

most problematic factors.

It will defiantly rule out the majority of practical concerns.

Standardizing and logging fitness for each individual with comparison to their planned goals ought confirm that the proven high levels of Conservative rigidity do in fact apply to Fitness regiments which in turn delivers the proven result of better health and pristine fitness.

ConclusionExploratory Study Indicates Conservatives are more Physically Fit. Or the Physically Fit are more conservative.

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