Obara-Gołębiowska Małgorzata, Michałek-Kwiecień Justyna
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychology of Developement and Education, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.
Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk, Poland.
Health Promot Perspect. 2020 Jul 12;10(3):230-237. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2020.36. eCollection 2020.
The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between personality traits and dieting self-efficacy as well as health behaviors among emerging adult women. In this cross-sectional study, the sample consisted of 161 participants in age from 19 to 25 years, who were administered the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory, the Health BehaviorsInventory (HBI), and the Dieting Self-Efficacy Scale (DIET-SE). Our findings indicated that personality traits explained both health behaviors and dieting self-efficacy (F = 6.21, df = 5,155, P<0.001, F = 6.42, df = 5,155, P<0.001, respectively).Neuroticism (B = -0.45, P<0.01) and agreeableness (B = 0.39, P<0.01) were investigated as significant predictors of females' health behaviors, whereas extraversion (B = -0.40, P<0.001),agreeableness (B = 0.20, P<0.05), and conscientiousness (B = 0.33, P<0.01) were related to dieting self-efficacy. In addition, the results suggested the mediational effect of dieting self efficacy in the relationship between personality traits (i.e., consciousness and agreeableness)and general health behaviors. The role of personality traits for dieting self-efficacy as well as physical health among emerging adult women was confirmed. As dieting self-efficacy turned out to be a mediation factor, the findings may be used in psychoeducation for patients.
本研究旨在探讨成年早期女性的人格特质与节食自我效能以及健康行为之间的关联。在这项横断面研究中，样本包括161名年龄在19至25岁之间的参与者，她们接受了大五人格问卷、健康行为量表（HBI）和节食自我效能量表（DIET-SE）的测试。我们的研究结果表明，人格特质对健康行为和节食自我效能均具有解释作用（F值分别为6.21，自由度为5,155，P<0.001；F值为6.42，自由度为5,155，P<0.001）。神经质（B = -0.45，P<0.01）和宜人性（B = 0.39，P<0.01）被确定为女性健康行为的重要预测因素，而外向性（B = -0.40，P<0.001）、宜人性（B = 0.20，P<0.05）和尽责性（B = 0.33，P<0.01）与节食自我效能相关。此外，结果还表明节食自我效能在人格特质（即尽责性和宜人性）与一般健康行为之间的关系中起中介作用。成年早期女性中人格特质对节食自我效能以及身体健康的作用得到了证实。由于节食自我效能被证明是一个中介因素，这些研究结果可用于对患者的心理教育。
