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Personality Subtypes in Female Pre‐Bariatric Obese Patients: Do They Differ in Eating Disorder Symptoms, Psychological Complaints and Coping Behaviour?
Author(s) -
Claes Laurence,
Vandereycken Walter,
Vandeputte An,
Braet Caroline
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.2188
Subject(s) - extraversion and introversion , neuroticism , psychology , eating disorders , personality , clinical psychology , coping (psychology) , anxiety , binge eating disorder , conscientiousness , binge eating , emotional eating , obesity , psychiatry , big five personality traits , eating behavior , medicine , bulimia nervosa , social psychology
In the pre‐bariatric psychological assessment of 102 morbidly obese women, two personality subtypes emerged: a resilient/high functioning subtype with a ‘normal’ personality profile and an emotional dysregulated/undercontrolled subtype, characterized by high neuroticism and low extraversion/conscientiousness. Emotional dysregulated/undercontrolled patients showed more concerns about eating/weight/shape, more binge eating driven by emotions and external triggers, more psychological complaints (such as depression and anxiety) and more avoidance and depressive coping reactions than resilient/high functioning patients. Further research should clarify whether these clearly different psychological profiles are related to different outcomes (weight loss or well‐being) of bariatric surgery. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.