Personality Subtypes in Female Pre‐Bariatric Obese Patients: Do They Differ in Eating Disorder Symptoms, Psychological Complaints and Coping Behaviour? | Zendy

Claes Laurence | Zendy; Vandereycken Walter | Zendy; Vandeputte An | Zendy; Braet Caroline | Zendy

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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.

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