Predictors of major weight gain in adult Finns: Stress, life satisfaction and personality traits

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 949-957

  Korkeila, M ^a,f   Kaprio, J ^a,b   Rissanen, A ^c   Koskenvuo, M ^d   Sorensen T I A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^f Department of Public Health ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Extroversion; Life satisfaction; Neuroticism; Stress; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; TWINS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031709458     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800694     Document Type: Article

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