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Medrano Vázquez, M., Rojas Russell, M. E., Serrano Alvarado, K., Flórez Alarcón, L., Aedo Santos, Ángeles, & López Cervantes, M. (2014). Association of body mass index and self-control with health related quality of life in overweight/obese people. Psychologia, 8(1), 13–22. https://doi.org/10.21500/19002386.1210
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the association of self-control with health-related quality of life and the possible mediation of the Body
Mass Index (BMI). A predictive cross-sectional study was conducted. Participated 273 adults, users of a primary health care center in Mexico
City, aged 18 to 65 years, with a BMI greater than 25. The SF-12 V1 and the Tangney, Baumeister and Boone’s Self-Control Scale were
applied. The results showed a significant association between self-control to physical and mental health quality of life; BMI was associated
with physical quality of life. No associations were found between BMI to mental quality of life and self-control. There were no evidence of a
mediation effect of BMI on the relationship between self-control and health-related quality of life. The results suggest that an overweight or
obese person with greater self-control has better perception of physical and emotional well-being, independently of BMI.

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