Personality and the subjective experience of body mass in Australian adults

Mark S. Allen; Stewart A. Vella; Christian Swann; Sylvain Laborde

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2016.05.003

Personality and the subjective experience of body mass in Australian adults

Mark S. Allen, Stewart A. Vella, Christian Swann, Sylvain Laborde

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Abstract

This study was a conceptual replication of Sutin and Terracciano (2016). Australian adults (8296 men; 9205 women) completed self-report measures of personality, weight, height, waist circumference, perception of weight, and satisfaction with weight.

Consistent with findings from North America, conscientiousness was most important for adiposity (BMI and waist circumference) and actual-perceived body weight discrepancy. Moderator effects for sex (and age) were observed but did not replicate Sutin and Terracciano (2016). Neuroticism, agreeableness and conscientiousness were important for body weight satisfaction, with stronger associations observed among women.

Our findings demonstrate that personality is important for the objective and subjective experience of body weight, but further investigation of moderators is warranted. Cross-cultural prospective studies of personality and body image are recommended.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-79
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	72
Issue number	February
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2016.05.003
Publication status	Published - Feb 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

BMI
Body dissatisfaction
Body image
Body satisfaction
Body weight
Five factor model

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