The Association Between Personality Traits and EatingBehavior in The Young Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate how personality traits and eating behavior associate in youngadults.Methods: The objective was to describe eating behavior (Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire) in terms ofPersonality traits were measured using Modern Personality Assessment based on Big Five PersonalityDimensions, eating styles – with Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire in obesity patients (n= ۲۴۰).Results: Participants reported highest levels of conscientiousness (۵۴.۲%) and lowest levels of openness(۴.۶%) compared to other Big Five traits. Assessment of eating behavior revealed that participants reportedhighest levels of restrained eating (۲.۶ ±۰.۴۵) and lowest levels of emotional eating (۲.۵ ±۰.۴۲). Astatistically significant relationship was observed between personality traits (Combined with BMI) andexternal /restrained eating (P<۰.۰۵).Conclusions: Personality from perspective of Big Five traits and eating behavior were partially related withdietary habits, however, the associations were not consistent as to enable defining more healthy personalityprofile. In contrast, it seems that demographic characteristics such as age and BMI are among theinfluencing factors on the relationship between personality and eating behaviors.

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personality traits ، Big Five ، eating behavior