title: Psychological and demographic predictors of successful weight loss following silastic ring vertical stapled gastroplasty.
abstract: To identify psychological factors involved in obesity 45 individuals (40 women and 5 men), ranging in age from 21 to 54 years (M age = 41 yr.), who were candidates for silastic ring vertical stapled gastroplasty were assessed on the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory and the Millon Multiaxial Clinical Inventory-III. In addition, a number of demographic variables such as education, marital status, and age of onset of obesity were considered. Analysis indicated that significant predictors of weight loss at a 6-mo. postoperative assessment include age of onset of obesity and scores on the Schizoid scale of the Millon-III. These findings may be of assistance in identifying personality variables associated with changes in weight if replicated in a larger sample.
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faust
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Horn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D015431:Weight Loss