Table 4.
Indirect Effects of the Behavioral Factors on the Relation between Personality and Body Mass Index
Product of Coefficients | BC 95% CI |
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Point Estimate | Lower | Upper | |
Neuroticism | |||
Physical Activity | .21* | .16 | .27 |
Healthy Food | .05* | .02 | .08 |
Convenience Food | .10* | .06 | .15 |
Regular Intervals | −.04 | −.09 | .01 |
Same Time | .09* | .04 | .14 |
Snacks | −.01 | −.02 | .01 |
Overeat | .04 | −.01 | .10 |
Total | .45* | .36 | .54 |
Extraversion | |||
Physical Activity | −.26* | −.33 | −.20 |
Healthy Food | −.10* | −.16 | −.04 |
Convenience Food | .02 | −.01 | .04 |
Regular Intervals | .03 | −.01 | .07 |
Same Time | −.05* | −.08 | −.02 |
Snacks | .00 | −.01 | .00 |
Overeat | .00 | −.01 | .01 |
Total | −.36* | −.45 | −.27 |
Openness | |||
Physical Activity | −.34* | −.43 | −.26 |
Healthy Food | −.15* | −.23 | −.06 |
Convenience Food | −.02 | −.04 | .00 |
Regular Intervals | .04 | −.02 | .10 |
Same Time | −.06* | −.11 | −.03 |
Snacks | .00 | −.02 | .01 |
Overeat | −.04* | −.08 | −.01 |
Total | −.57* | −.70 | −.45 |
Conscientiousness | |||
Physical Activity | −.25* | −.33 | −.19 |
Healthy Food | −.06* | −.10 | −.02 |
Convenience Food | −.14* | −.20 | −.09 |
Regular Intervals | .06 | −.01 | .13 |
Same Time | −.12* | −.19 | −.06 |
Snacks | .00 | .00 | .01 |
Overeat | −.05 | −.15 | .06 |
Total | −.55* | −.70 | −.42 |
Note. N=5,067. Coefficients are standardized estimates from the boot-strap analysis (n=5000 samples).
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