NEO personality domains and gender predict levels and trends in body mass index over 14 years during midlife

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-236

  Brummett, Beverly H ^a   Babyak, Michael A ^a   Williams, Redford B ^a   Barefoot, John C ^a   Costa, Paul T ^b   Siegler, Ilene C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body mass index; Obesity; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747613594     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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