Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7326746 | Journal of Research in Personality | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Research on personality and adiposity has focused primarily on Western samples; less is known about the personality correlates of BMI in Asian populations. We examined the association between personality and body mass index (BMI) among community-dwelling Japanese adults (NÂ =Â 380), Chinese adolescents (NÂ =Â 5882), and a meta-analysis inclusive of a published Korean sample (total NÂ =Â 10,304). In the new samples and meta-analysis, Extraversion and Agreeableness were associated with higher BMI among men. In contrast to what is often found in Western samples, Conscientiousness was mostly unrelated to adiposity. These findings link pro-social tendencies to overweight among Asian men; Conscientiousness may be less relevant for BMI in Eastern societies with a low prevalence of obesity and strong social norms for eating but not thinness.
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Authors
Angelina R. Sutin, Yannick Stephan, Lei Wang, Shoumin Gao, Ping Wang, Antonio Terracciano,