Personality characteristics in adolescence predict long-term changes in body fatness.

Full Abstract

Five personality characteristics were assessed in 312 adolescent boys and girls, and investigated in relation to the change in body fat percentage over 22 years of follow up. Boys with low levels of Social Inadequacy and girls with high levels of Recalcitrance showed relatively large gains in body fat percentage.

Author information

Author/s: Koppes, Lando L J (LL); de Boer, Michiel R (MR); Samoocha, David (D); Kreuk, Irene M T (IM); Pouwer, Frans (F); Twisk, Jos W R (JW); van Mechelen, Willem (W);

Affiliation: EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. lando.koppes(-atsign-)tno.nl

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Diabetes research and clinical practice (Diabetes Res Clin Pract), published in Ireland. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Mar; vol 79 (issue 3) : pp e10-3

Dates: Created 2008/02/25; Completed 2008/06/27;

PMID: 18055058, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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