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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2011 Sep;101(3):579–592. doi: 10.1037/a0024286

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.

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