Table 1.
Mean-level Differences in Adjusted Personality Traits for Normal, Overweight, and Obese Groups
Personality | Normal (BMI < 24.99) |
Overweight (BMI 25-29.99) |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30) |
---|---|---|---|
Domains | |||
Neuroticism | 47.01 (.33) | 48.16 (.35)* | 48.78 (.53)** |
Extraversion | 50.37 (.34) | 51.74 (.37)** | 52.38 (.56)** |
Openness | 53.46 (.34) | 51.95 (.37)** | 53.52 (.56) |
Agreeableness | 50.64 (.32) | 49.54 (.34)* | 49.99 (.52) |
Conscientiousness | 50.97 (.35) | 50.40 (.37) | 49.34 (.57)* |
Facets | |||
N1: Anxiety | 48.03 (.33) | 48.24 (.36) | 48.26 (.54) |
N2: Angry Hostility | 48.23 (.33) | 49.37 (.35)* | 48.13 (.54) |
N3: Depression | 47.21 (.33) | 47.97 (.35) | 48.38 (.54) |
N4: Self-Consciousness | 48.26 (.34) | 48.23 (.36) | 49.00 (.55) |
N5: Impulsiveness | 46.80 (.31) | 50.00 (.34)** | 53.24 (.51)** |
N6: Vulnerability | 47.93 (.33) | 47.93 (.35) | 47.64 (.53) |
E1: Warmth | 49.50 (.34) | 51.04 (.36)** | 52.37 (.55)** |
E2: Gregariousness | 50.04 (.36) | 51.53 (.39)** | 51.18 (.59) |
E3: Assertiveness | 52.17 (.34) | 53.40 (.36)* | 54.67 (.55)** |
E4: Activity | 52.26 (.34) | 52.11 (.36) | 50.23 (.55)** |
E5: Excitement-Seeking | 47.66 (.31) | 48.61 (.33)* | 49.58 (.50)** |
E6: Positive Emotions | 49.99 (.35) | 50.48 (.37) | 51.73 (.56)* |
O1: Fantasy | 51.59 (.35) | 51.21 (.37) | 52.41 (.56) |
O2: Aesthetics | 53.97 (.33) | 52.84 (.36)* | 53.82 (.54) |
O3: Feelings | 51.02 (.33) | 50.69 (.35) | 51.95 (.54) |
O4: Actions | 51.40 (.36) | 51.11 (.38) | 51.62 (.58) |
O5: Ideas | 52.52 (.34) | 51.06 (.36)** | 52.52 (.55) |
O6: Values | 52.23 (.34) | 50.13 (.36)** | 50.60 (.55)* |
A1: Trust | 51.91 (.32) | 51.37 (.34) | 51.80 (.52) |
A2: Straightforwardness | 51.02 (.33) | 49.76 (.35)* | 49.31 (.53)** |
A3: Altruism | 49.91 (.33) | 50.06 (.36) | 51.28 (.54)* |
A4: Compliance | 50.84 (.34) | 49.90 (.36) | 50.13 (.55) |
A5: Modesty | 48.12 (.34) | 47.34 (.37) | 47.28 (.55) |
A6: Tender-Mindedness | 50.63 (.33) | 49.76 (.36) | 50.51 (.54) |
C1: Competence | 52.49 (.34) | 52.58 (.37) | 53.35 (.56) |
C2: Order | 49.16 (.36) | 47.78 (.38)** | 47.22 (.58)** |
C3: Dutifulness | 50.88 (.32) | 50.70 (.34) | 49.94 (.52) |
C4: Achievement Striving | 50.86 (.36) | 50.91 (.39) | 50.16 (.59) |
C5: Self-Discipline | 48.63 (.37) | 47.96 (.39) | 46.20 (.60)** |
C6: Deliberation | 51.73 (.34) | 51.57 (.36) | 50.48 (.55) |
Note. N = 1,960. n = 885 for normal weight, n = 740 for overweight, and n = 335 obese. Adjusted means (standard errors) computed after controlling for age, age squared, sex, ethnicity, and education. BMI = Body Mass Index.
p < .05.
p < .01.