title: Personality type influence the gestational weight gain.
abstract: Pregnancy is frequently followed by the development of obesity. Aside from psychological factors, hormonal changes influence weight gain in pregnant women. We attempted to assess the potential association between personality type and the extent of gestational weight gain. The study group involved 773 women after term delivery (age 26.3 ± 3.9 years, body mass before pregnancy 61.2 ± 11.1 kg). Weight gain during pregnancy was calculated by using self-reported body mass prior to and during the 38th week of pregnancy. Personality type was assessed using the Polish version of the Framingham Type A Behavior Patterns Questionnaire (adapted by Juczynski). Two hundred forty-six (31.8%) study subjects represented type A personalities, 272 (35.2%) type B and 255 (33.0%) an indirect type. Gestational weight gain was related to the behavior patterns questionnaire score and age. In women <30 years with type A personality, the weight gain was higher than in women with type B behavior of the same age. In women >30, the gestational weight gain was larger for type B personalities. Type A personality and increased urgency in younger pregnant women increases the risk of developing obesity during pregnancy in women below 30 years old. A higher level of competitiveness demonstrates a risk factor of excessive weight gain during pregnancy regardless of age.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Endocrinological Gynecology , Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Franik
authors.affiliation: b Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Nela
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lipka
authors.affiliation: b Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kopyto
authors.affiliation: b Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopocińska
authors.affiliation: c Division of Statistics in Sosnowiec , Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Owczarek
authors.affiliation: d Perinatology and Genecology Clinic Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland , and.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sikora
authors.affiliation: a Department of Endocrinological Gynecology , Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Madej
authors.affiliation: e Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chudek
authors.affiliation: e Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia , Katowice , Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olszanecka-Glinianowicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000208:ethnology; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D014434:Type A Personality; D064414:Type B Personality; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Competitiveness; pregnancy; time urgency; type of personality; weight gain