Relationship Between Personality Traits and Physical - Social Anxiety in Obese Women who are Applying for Bariatric Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study

Document Type : Research/Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

2 Colorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Burn and Wound Healing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4 Department of Psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

5 Laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Background: Obesity is a multifactorial disease defined by excessive adiposity, posing a health risk by increasing the risk of noncommunicable diseases. We aimed to investigate the relationship between personality traits and physical-social anxiety in overweight women seeking bariatric surgery.
Methods: An applied and descriptive-correlational design was used in this cross-sectional study. The participants were overweight women who had applied for bariatric surgery and went to the hospital; a total of 110 people were selected through convenience sampling. The participants completed questionnaires on demographic characteristics, personality (neuroticism-extroversion-openness [NEO] personality inventory), and physical-social features. Data were analyzed using SPSS software via regression and correlation analysis at a significance level of P<0.05.
Results: We found a positive relationship between neuroticism and physical-social anxiety (P≤0.01). Conversely, extraversion, agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness exhibited negative associations with physical-social anxiety (P≤0.01).
Conclusion: Our study indicates that neuroticism is a positive and significant predictor of physical-social anxiety, while extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness are negative predictors of physical stress. These findings highlight the importance of considering personality traits in understanding the physical-social anxiety of overweight women seeking bariatric surgery.

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Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research
Volume 11, Issue 3
September 2023
Pages 93-97

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