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Obesity and the four facets of impulsivity |
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Published in | Patient education and counseling. 2010, vol. 79, no. 3, p. 372-377 | |
Abstract | Obesity is a complex condition involving biological, psychological, sociocultural and environmental components. Impulsivity seems to be a particularly important factor. Whiteside and Lynam recently proposed dividing impulsivity into four separate dimensions: Urgency, lack of Premeditation, lack of Perseverance and Sensation Seeking (associated with a tendency to exaggerate the impact of rewards). The objective of this article is to examine how obesity and eating disorder symptoms may be related to the four facets of impulsivity. | |
Keywords | Adult — Body Mass Index — Case-Control Studies — Eating — Eating Disorders/psychology — Female — Health Status Indicators — Humans — Impulsive Behavior — Male — Motivation — Obesity/psychology — Overweight/psychology — Psychometrics — Questionnaires — Statistics as Topic — Time Factors | |
Identifiers | PMID: 20399590 | |
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Research groups | Affective sciences Education thérapeutique du patient, diabète et obésité (600) Unité de psychopathologie et neuropsychologie cognitive (UPNC) | |
Citation (ISO format) | MOBBS, Olivia et al. Obesity and the four facets of impulsivity. In: Patient education and counseling, 2010, vol. 79, n° 3, p. 372-377. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.03.003 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:29419 |