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Lauer JB, Wampler R, Lantz JB. MMPI Profiles of Female Candidates for Obesity Surgery: A Cluster Analytic Approach. Obes Surg. 1996;6(1):28-37doi: 10.1381/096089296765557231.
Lauer, J. B., Wampler, R., & Lantz, J. B. (1996). MMPI Profiles of Female Candidates for Obesity Surgery: A Cluster Analytic Approach. Obesity surgery, 6(1), 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1381/096089296765557231
Lauer, et al. "MMPI Profiles of Female Candidates for Obesity Surgery: A Cluster Analytic Approach." Obesity surgery vol. 6,1 (1996): 28-37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1381/096089296765557231
Lauer JB, Wampler R, Lantz JB. MMPI Profiles of Female Candidates for Obesity Surgery: A Cluster Analytic Approach. Obes Surg. 1996 Feb;6(1):28-37. doi: 10.1381/096089296765557231. PMID: 10731247.
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Obes Surg. 1996 Feb;6(1):28-37. doi: 10.1381/096089296765557231.

MMPI Profiles of Female Candidates for Obesity Surgery: A Cluster Analytic Approach.

Obesity surgery

Lauer, Wampler, Lantz

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3275, USA.

PMID: 10731247 DOI: 10.1381/096089296765557231

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early attempts to characterize personality in obese persons led to the conclusion that the severely obese are not homogeneous on personality measures. More recently, cluster analysis procedures have been applied to identify meaningful personality subtypes in populations of persons with severe obesity; some progress has been made in this effort, but researchers have indicated the need for replication in other settings. METHODS: In the present study, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was administered to 163 female candidates for intestinal bypass surgery. RESULTS: Eight clusters were identified. Of the MMPI profiles, 71% were in one of four normal limit clusters. The remainder were distributed across four clusters, all beyond normal limits. CONCLUSIONS: Present and previous results appear to converge on representative personality subtypes in severe obesity. Identification of such meaningful subgroups of candidates for obesity surgery may enhance the prediction of surgery outcomes, and yield a better understanding of personality in severely obese women.

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