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Personality Disorders and Unhealthy Lifestyle: A Cross-Sectional Study Publisher



Mohammadi MR1 ; Pourdehghan P1 ; Mostafavi SA1 ; Hooshyari Z1 ; Alavi SS1 ; Khaleghi A1 ; Ahmadi A1 ; Mahmoudigharaei J1 ; Fooladi MF2 ; Akbarpoor S3 ; Mobini M1
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  1. 1. Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Psychology and Educational Science, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Clinical Psychology, Azad Garmsar University, Garmsar, Iran

Source: Acta Medica Iranica Published:2021


Abstract

Personality disorders (PDs) would be associated with an unhealthy lifestyle. To date, however, there have not been sufficient studies on the relationship between them. This study aimed to investigate the association between personality disorders and an unhealthy lifestyle by using an analytical cross-sectional study. We selected 1538 married women based on the multistage cluster sampling method. We used the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) and Lifestyle Questionnaire (LSQ). Apart from descriptive statistics, a one-sample t-test, multivariate analysis, and structural equation modeling were used. Analysis of the data suggested that negativistic (β= -0.321), schizotypal (β= -0.285), schizoid (β= -0.159), borderline (β= -0.136), melancholic (β= -0.079) PDs had a significant association with an unhealthy lifestyle, respectively. Cluster A personality disorders were prone to an unhealthy lifestyle more than the other two clusters. © 2021 Tehran University of Medical Sciences.