title: The role of psychological well-being in obese and overweight older adults.
abstract: Being obese or overweight is often associated with impaired quality of life and psychological well-being (PWB) in comparison with normal-weight people (Giuli et al., 2014), both in developed and developing countries. PWB is considered a very important correlate of subjective well-being in people with excess weight. The concept of PWB is based on Ryff's multidimensional model (Ryff, 2014), which considers well-being as eudaemonic concept, and includes six dimensions: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. Few studies have analyzed the role of specific correlates of perceived well-being in the obese and overweight Italian older population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of perceived well-being in obese and overweight older adults. Our study included 124 overweight and obese older participants, aged 60 years or more, selected from patients attending the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences of Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy). As previously described (Giuli et al., 2014), the participants were recruited on the basis of specific inclusion/exclusion criteria, in a period of three years (January 2010-December 2012).
authors: Unit of Geriatrics,INRCA (Italian National Institute on Aging),Fermo,Italy.
authors: Cinzia
authors: C
authors: Giuli
authors: Centre of Socio-economic Gerontological Research,Scientific-Technological Area,INRCA (Italian National Institute on Aging),Ancona,Italy.
authors: Roberta
authors: R
authors: Papa
authors: Scientific Direction,INRCA (Italian National Institute on Aging),Ancona,Italy.
authors: Fiorella
authors: F
authors: Marcellini
authors: Endocrinology Unit,Department of Medicine,University of Padua,Padua,Italy.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Boscaro
authors: Division of Endocrinology,Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences,Umberto I Hospital,Polytechnic University of Marche,Ancona,Italy.
authors: Emanuela
authors: E
authors: Faloia
authors: Scientific Direction,INRCA (Italian National Institute on Aging),Ancona,Italy.
authors: Fabrizia
authors: F
authors: Lattanzio
authors: Division of Endocrinology,Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences,Umberto I Hospital,Polytechnic University of Marche,Ancona,Italy.
authors: Giacomo
authors: G
authors: Tirabassi
authors: Scientific Direction,INRCA (Italian National Institute on Aging),Ancona,Italy.
authors: Roberta
authors: R
authors: Bevilacqua
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires