Personality features of obese women in relation to binge eating and night eating

Abstract Personality traits can affect eating behaviors, the development of obesity, and obesity treatment failure. We investigated the personality characteristics and their relation with disordered eating in 586 obese women consecutively seeking treatment at eight Italian medical centers (age, 47.7...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2013-05, Vol.207 (1), p.86-91
Main Authors: Dalle Grave, Riccardo, Calugi, Simona, Marchesini, Giulio, Beck-Peccoz, Paolo, Bosello, Ottavio, Compare, Angelo, Cuzzolaro, Massimo, Grossi, Enzo, Mannucci, Edoardo, Molinari, Enrico, Tomasi, Franco, Melchionda, Nazario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Character
Cohort Studies
Depression
Eating behavior disorders
Eating disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders - complications
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Feeding Behavior - physiology
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Humans
Italy
Logistic Models
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Mood disorders
Obesity
Obesity - etiology
Obesity - psychology
Personality
Personality Disorders - complications
Personality Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
Temperament
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Summary:Abstract Personality traits can affect eating behaviors, the development of obesity, and obesity treatment failure. We investigated the personality characteristics and their relation with disordered eating in 586 obese women consecutively seeking treatment at eight Italian medical centers (age, 47.7±9.8 years) and 185 age-matched, normal weight women without symptoms of eating disorders (Eating Attitude Test
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.09.001