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Body mass is linked with a broad range of personality nuances, but especially those with behavioral content: A multi-sample exploration

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Arumäe, Kadri
Vainik, Uku
Mõttus, René

Abstract / Description

: Various personality domains and facets correlate with body mass index (BMI), but recent studies suggest that using narrower personality traits—nuances—could contribute to a more detailed understanding of personality–body weight associations. We used three large datasets with different inventories to describe nuances’ correlations with BMI and explore whether BMI predominantly correlated with affective, behavioral, cognitive, or motivational item content. BMI correlated with many nuances, most prominently those reflecting immoderation, lack of orderliness, talkativeness, leadership tendencies, anger, traditionalism, and preference for routine. The highest nuance-level correlation was .21, compared to .11 for the Five-Factor Model domains. BMI correlated most strongly with nuances predominantly reflecting behaviors. Nuance-based approaches can thus reveal the strength, multitude, and content-nature of personality–outcome correlations that can potentially remain hidden in broader traits. If personality traits become relevant in the prevention or treatment of obesity, a focus on narrow behavioral traits may be especially warranted.

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personality nuances items item content persome inventories obesity overweight BMI

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Date of first publication

2022-10-26

Journal title

Personality Science

Volume

3

Article number

Article e7583

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Arumäe, K., Vainik, U., & Mõttus, R. (2022). Body mass is linked with a broad range of personality nuances, but especially those with behavioral content: A multi-sample exploration. Personality Science, 3, Article e7583. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.7583
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Arumäe, Kadri
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Vainik, Uku
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Mõttus, René
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2023-01-23T14:06:51Z
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    2023-01-23T14:06:51Z
  • Date of first publication
    2022-10-26
  • Abstract / Description
    : Various personality domains and facets correlate with body mass index (BMI), but recent studies suggest that using narrower personality traits—nuances—could contribute to a more detailed understanding of personality–body weight associations. We used three large datasets with different inventories to describe nuances’ correlations with BMI and explore whether BMI predominantly correlated with affective, behavioral, cognitive, or motivational item content. BMI correlated with many nuances, most prominently those reflecting immoderation, lack of orderliness, talkativeness, leadership tendencies, anger, traditionalism, and preference for routine. The highest nuance-level correlation was .21, compared to .11 for the Five-Factor Model domains. BMI correlated most strongly with nuances predominantly reflecting behaviors. Nuance-based approaches can thus reveal the strength, multitude, and content-nature of personality–outcome correlations that can potentially remain hidden in broader traits. If personality traits become relevant in the prevention or treatment of obesity, a focus on narrow behavioral traits may be especially warranted.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Arumäe, K., Vainik, U., & Mõttus, R. (2022). Body mass is linked with a broad range of personality nuances, but especially those with behavioral content: A multi-sample exploration. Personality Science, 3, Article e7583. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.7583
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  • ISSN
    2700-0710
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/8005
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12464
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.7583
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8264
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8263
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8262
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8265
  • Keyword(s)
    personality nuances
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  • Keyword(s)
    items
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  • Keyword(s)
    item content
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  • Keyword(s)
    persome
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  • Keyword(s)
    inventories
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  • Keyword(s)
    obesity
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  • Keyword(s)
    overweight
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  • Keyword(s)
    BMI
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Body mass is linked with a broad range of personality nuances, but especially those with behavioral content: A multi-sample exploration
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Article number
    Article e7583
  • Journal title
    Personality Science
  • Volume
    3
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