title: [Anthropometric indicators and psychodynamics in 20-54 year old ethnic Georgian men].
abstract: Aim of our research is establishing interrelation of anthropometric and psychodynamic indicators of ethnic Georgian men with normal physical development. Totally 125 men from 20 to 54 years old were observed. The were divided into 7 age groups. The anthropometric data were processed by mathematical statistics methods. For the research of character and temperament a questionnaire by Aizenk and scales of temperament by Sheldon were used. The types of mood were determined by D. Uznadze method. For determination of intellect the schemes and tests approved in England and USA were used. It was found that among ethnic Georgian men phlegmatic and sanguine persons prevail; the interconnection between of anthropometric data and temperament are 0.4-0.5. Correlation between of anthropometric data and forms of character (introversion) increases by 0.4-0.54; interrelation between the forms of intellect (mathematical, verbal) and of anthropometric data grow by 0.4-0.6; with the age interconnection between the types of mood and anthropometric data decreases by 0.1-0.2. Thus, it was established that ethnic Georgian men of normal physical development from 20 to 54 years old are mainly dolichomorphic, of sanguine temperament, extravert, they have average verbal (logical) intellect, by type of mood they are plastic-dynamic, constant-stable, with average excitement, which means they are harmonious constitutional types.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hadashvili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology*; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult