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Personality predictors of mood related to dieting.

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Williams, PG; Surwit, RS; Babyak, MA; McCaskill, CC
Published in: J Consult Clin Psychol
December 1998
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The clinical utility of a model of normal emotional functioning (vs. psychopathology) and the moderating effects of neuroticism (N) and extraversion (E) on mood were examined during a 6-week weight-loss trial. Participants were 40 obese women who completed measures of negative affect (NA) and positive affect (PA) weekly during the diet and measures of anxiety and depression (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]) at pre-, mid-, and postdiet. Results indicated that (a) average NA and PA were each uniquely related to postdiet BDI scores, (b) N was significantly related to NA during the diet and postdiet BDI scores, and (c) N and E interacted to predict PA during the diet. The results suggest that assessment of personality and normal mood variation may be useful additions to weight-loss intervention and research.

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Richard Samuel Surwit
Author Richard Samuel Surwit Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...
Michael Alan Babyak
Author Michael Alan Babyak Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...

Published In

J Consult Clin Psychol

DOI

10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.994

ISSN

0022-006X

Publication Date

December 1998

Volume

66

Issue

6

Start / End Page

994 / 1004

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Self-Assessment
  • Regression Analysis
  • Psychological Tests
  • Personality
  • Obesity
  • Neurotic Disorders
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Williams, P. G., Surwit, R. S., Babyak, M. A., & McCaskill, C. C. (1998). Personality predictors of mood related to dieting. J Consult Clin Psychol, 66(6), 994–1004. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.994
Williams, P. G., R. S. Surwit, M. A. Babyak, and C. C. McCaskill. “Personality predictors of mood related to dieting.” J Consult Clin Psychol 66, no. 6 (December 1998): 994–1004. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.994.
Williams PG, Surwit RS, Babyak MA, McCaskill CC. Personality predictors of mood related to dieting. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1998 Dec;66(6):994–1004.
Williams, P. G., et al. “Personality predictors of mood related to dieting.” J Consult Clin Psychol, vol. 66, no. 6, Dec. 1998, pp. 994–1004. Pubmed, doi:10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.994.
Williams PG, Surwit RS, Babyak MA, McCaskill CC. Personality predictors of mood related to dieting. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1998 Dec;66(6):994–1004.

Published In

J Consult Clin Psychol

DOI

10.1037//0022-006x.66.6.994

ISSN

0022-006X

Publication Date

December 1998

Volume

66

Issue

6

Start / End Page

994 / 1004

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Self-Assessment
  • Regression Analysis
  • Psychological Tests
  • Personality
  • Obesity
  • Neurotic Disorders
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female