Influence of personality traits, gender, and socio ‐economic factors in obesity in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

This study employs data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). We focus on waves 5 and 6 of the ELSA with a sample of 6562 individuals. The results suggests that the traits of agreeableness ( β=0.071,se=0.016,p<0.001$$ \beta =0.071, se=0.016,\kern0.5em p<0.001 $$) and openness ( β=0.028,se:0.014,p<0.001$$ \beta =0.028, se:0.014,\kern0.5em p<0.001 $$) are positively and significantly associated with obesity. On the other hand, consciousness has a negative and statistically significant effect on obesity β=0.072,se:0.017,p<0.001$$ \left(\beta =0.072, se:0.017,\kern0.5em p<0.001\right) $$. Results are robust to the inclusion/exclusion of different regressors.
Source: Personality and Mental Health - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research