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Published in: Current Obesity Reports 3/2018

01-09-2018 | Psychological Issues (V Drapeau and S Sogg, Section Editors)

Personality Traits and Weight Loss Surgery Outcome

Authors: Irene Generali, Chiara De Panfilis

Published in: Current Obesity Reports | Issue 3/2018

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Abstract

Purpose of the review

To update the recent findings on the influence of personality features on postoperative weight loss in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Recent findings

Several studies investigated the influence of pre-surgical psychological variables on the outcome of bariatric surgery, but the effective role of personality factors (i.e., both normal personality traits and personality disturbances) in shaping bariatric surgery outcome is still unclear.

Summary

We analyzed nine recent papers that examined the impact of pre-operative personality traits on postoperative weight loss among individuals undergoing surgery for severe obesity. A personality pattern denoting the ability to self-regulate in spite of the urges or demands of the moment emerged as a robust predictor of good outcome across studies, independently from baseline psychiatric comorbidity and personality disorders.
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Metadata
Title
Personality Traits and Weight Loss Surgery Outcome
Authors
Irene Generali
Chiara De Panfilis
Publication date
01-09-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Obesity Reports / Issue 3/2018
Electronic ISSN: 2162-4968
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-018-0315-x

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