AUTHOR=Koutras Yiannis , Chrysostomou Stavri , Giannakou Konstantinos , Kosmidis Mary H. , Yannakoulia Mary 

TITLE=Personality Traits and Weight Loss Maintenance: A Cross-Sectional Study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nutrition

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.702382

DOI=10.3389/fnut.2021.702382

ISSN=2296-861X

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Purpose:</bold> This cross-sectional study was based on the Cypriot cohort of the MedWeight study and examined differences between maintainers and regainers regarding personality traits.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> Participants were men and women who reported being at least overweight and experienced an intentional weight loss of ≥10% of their maximum weight, at least 1 year before participation. Assessment of personality, diet and physical activity was conducted through validated questionnaires and with 24 h recalls.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> Findings from logistic regression analysis indicated that the odds of maintaining weight loss increased to 50% for agreeableness and decreased to 20 and 7% for perseverance and motor impulsiveness, respectively.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Specific aspects of personality and impulsivity are relevant to weight loss maintenance and need to be considered when developing weight management interventions.</p>