Author | Trait measurement tool | QoL measurement tool | Analysis performed | Control variables | Main effects |
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Caltabiano [8] | International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) | Obesity-Related Well-being scale (ORWELL 97) | Pearson correlation Hierarchical regression | - BMI | Associations between personality traits and Orwell 97 domains: Extraversion and total Orwell 97: (r = -.19, p < .05) Conscientiousness and total Orwell 97: (r = -.21, p < .05) Emotional stability and total Orwell 97: (r =—.47, p < .01) All other traits, not significant Personality trait impact upon total Orwell 97: Agreeableness and Total Orwell 97: (β = 0 .27, p < .01) Emotional stability and Total Orwell 97: (β =—.43, p = .001) All other traits, not significant Personality trait impact upon Orwell 97 symptom occurrence Agreeableness and Orwell 97 symptom occurrence: (β = .29, p < .01) Emotional stability and Orwell 97 symptom occurrence: (β—.47, p = .001) All other traits not significant Personality trait impact upon Orwell 97 symptom relevance Agreeableness and Orwell 97 symptom relevance: (β = .25, p < .05) Emotional stability and Orwell 97 symptom relevance: (β = -.36, p = .001) All other personality traits not significant |
Pereira et al., [58] | Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS) | Short Form Health Survey–SF 36 | Pearson correlation Hierarchical regression Moderation analysis | - Professional status | Negative association between impulsivity and mental QoL: (r = -.62, p < .001) Negative association between impulsivity and physical QoL: (r =—42, p < .001) Impulsiveness negatively related to mental QoL: (β = -.33, t = -3.88, p < .001) Negative impact of impulsivity upon mental QoL and physical QoL is significantly moderated by post-surgery spirituality: (t = − 2.57, p = .01) (t = − 2.04, p = .04) |
Canetti et al., [11] | NEO- Personality Inventory Revised (neuroticism scale) NEO-PI-N) | Medical Outcome Survey Short Form – 36 (MOS SF-36) | Corelation analysis | Correlation analysis: Initial level of the outcome variables: weight loss, HRQol, mental health, psychological distress and wellbeing | Partial correlation coefficients Neuroticism and QoL: (r = -0.03, p > .05 (no significant association detected) |
Lee et al., [41] | Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI) | Gastrointestinal Quality-of-Life Index | Students t-test / Wilcoxon test | - | Effect sizes and specific significance values were not reported Agreeableness significantly negatively associated with in ‘gastrointestinal’ domain of QoL: (p ≤ .05) Agreeableness significantly associated with ‘emotional’ QoL: (p ≤ .05) Extraversion significantly positively associated with social functioning of QoL: p ≤ .05 Extraversion significantly positively impacted total change in GIQoL: (p ≤ .05) No relationship detected for other personality traits (competence and open-mindedness) and QoL domains (GI, social, psychological, physical, total) |
van Hout, et al., [69] | Amsterdam Biographical Questionnaire (ABQ) | Rand-36 Short Form Health Survey (Rand SF-36) | Hierarchical regression | Age, gender, preoperative BMI | Neurotic lability somatic symptoms No significant relationship, not described in reported model |