Davaran M, Kafie Masule M, Maddah M, Ebrahimi Fard S, Davaran S, Soltani Shal R et al . Relationship of Body Mass Index with Psychological Characteristics (on MMPI-2) in Obese Patients. JGUMS 2012; 21 (82) :15-23
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Abstract Introduction: Obesity is an illness with destructive effects on health. Although psychological factors are important in the development of obesity, there is a little information about such factors. Because of limited data about psychological aspects of obesity in our society. Objective: To assess them in obese individuals. Materials and Methods: This research is carried out with 113 obese (94 women, 19 men) people in nutrition clinic of Rasht, northern Iran. They were selected based on Body Mass Index (BMI>25 ). The instrument used was Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2). Results: Mean age of the samples was 31 years, and the range of BMI was 25/67 to 48/55. Data showed that scale hypochondriasis (Hs) in obese women and men, and scale psychasthenia(Pt) in men, are high. BMI was not correlated with the scales of MMPI-2. Conclusion: According to (MMPI-2) scales, the profile of obese men and women was normal. Since T scores in scales of Hs for obese women, and Hs and Pt scales in obese men were higher than 65, these cases are vulnerable for hypochondriasis and anxiety
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General Received: 2013/11/5 | Accepted: 2013/11/6 | Published: 2013/11/6