The influence of personality styles on behavior regulation in adults

Abstract Background Personality has been suggested to be an important factor in understanding onset, maintenance, and recovery from eating disorders (ED). The objective of the current study was to evaluate personality style in different ED diagnostic groups as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition (DSM-5). Methods The overcontrolled, undercontrolled, and resilient personality styles were compared in four groups of patients with EDs: anorexia nervosa restricting (ANr) (n = 34), anorexia nervosa binge eating/purging (ANbp) (n = 31), atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) (n = 29), and bulimia nervosa (BN) (n = 76). These groups were compared with a group of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) (n = 108), and a non-clinical group (NC) (n = 444). Patient data were collected at two outpatient clinics in Uppsala, Sweden. NC control data were collected through convenience sampling. Participants filled out questionnaires assessing personality style. Results The main findings were more pronounced overcontrol reported by the ANr and AAN groups compared with the BN, BPD, and NC groups, and no significant difference in resilience between the ED and the NC groups. Considerable variability of over- and undercontrol was also found within each group. Conclusions The results replicate previous findings when EDs are classified according to current diagnostic criteria (DSM-5). Taking personality styles into account may improve our understanding of certain characteristics in EDs, such as social deficits and rigidity that are attributed to poor treatment outcome.

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The Use of Personality Styles in Designing Curriculum in Hospitality Schools

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism ◽

10.1080/15332845.2014.955558 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 90-105

Author(s):

Gunce “Georgia” Malan ◽

Cihan Cobanoglu ◽

R. Douglas Waldo

Keyword(s):

Personality Styles

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Personality styles in depression: Testing reliability and validity of hierarchically organized constructs

Personality and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.021 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 70 ◽

pp. 72-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lucas Spanemberg ◽

Giovanni Abrahão Salum ◽

Marco Antonio Caldieraro ◽

Edgar Arrua Vares ◽

Ricardo Dahmer Tiecher ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reliability And Validity ◽

Personality Styles

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Self-Determined Motivation Mediates the Association between Self-Reported Availability of Green Spaces for Exercising and Physical Activity: An Explorative Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031312 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1312

Author(s):

Migle Baceviciene ◽

Rasa Jankauskiene

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Self Determination Theory ◽

The Self ◽

Green Spaces ◽

Behavior Regulation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Study Support ◽

Practical Implications

The aim of the study was to test the associations between the self-reported access to exercise in green spaces (GS) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) testing the mediating role of the motivation. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), we expected that self-determined motivation will mediate the associations between the self-reported availability of GS for exercising (GSE) and MVPA with the most self-determined exercise regulation forms (identified and intrinsic motivation) demonstrating the strongest positive associations between the variables. Method: The sample consisted of 2154 participants (74.7% women). The ages ranged from 18 to 79 years, with a mean age of 32.6 (SD = 12.2) years. Participants completed the Behavior Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2, the measures of self-reported distance to residential GS (RGS), availability of the GS for exercising (GSE), and physical activity (PA). Logistic regression and path analysis were used to test the associations between study variables. Results: Higher reported distance to RGS was associated with lower reported availability of GSE, but not PA. Availability of GSE was directly associated with more frequent MVPA. More autonomous forms of exercise behavior regulation (intrinsic and identified regulations) mediated the associations between self-reported availability of GSE and MVPA. Internal and identified exercise regulations were directly associated with more frequent MVPA. Conclusions: The results of the present study support the main tenets of SDT suggesting that self-determined behavioral exercise regulation is an important mediator between the self-reported availability of GSE and general MVPA. Practical implications of these findings are discussed herein.

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Self-Criticism and Dependency in Relation to Anger

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1995.76.3c.1342 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 76 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1342-1342 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David M. Dunkley ◽

Kirk R. Blankstein ◽

Gordon L. Flett

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Personality Styles ◽

Dependent Personality

In a sample of 233 university students, Self-critical and Dependent personality styles were each associated with indices of anger.

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