Personality traits predicting weight loss outcome in obese patients.
A personality inventory, the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP), was administered to a group of 28 severely obese patients before treatment with jaw fixation. Several items significantly predicted incapacity to maintain the achieved weight loss 1 year after treatment: anxiety, monotony avoidance, suspiciousness and a low degree of socialization. These personality traits constitute a syndrome of ego weakness or impulsivity which warrants further study.
D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011379:Prognosis