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In addition, to examine whether personality provides incremental explanation of variance in weight management indicators. Australian adults with type 2 diabetes (N = 270; 56% women; age: 61\u00b112 years) were recruited via the national diabetes registry. An online survey included measures of: personality (HEXACO-PI-R), weight management indicators (physical activity, healthy diet, body mass index [BMI]), general well-being (WHO-5), general self-efficacy (GSE), diabetes distress (DDS) and diabetes self-efficacy (DMSES). Analyses included bivariate correlations and linear regression, adjusted for demographic, clinical, and psychological variables. All six personality domains showed significant correlation with at least one weight management indicator: physical activity with extraversion (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .28), conscientiousness (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .18) and openness (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .19); healthy diet with honesty-humility (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .19), extraversion (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .24), and agreeableness (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .14); and BMI with emotionality (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .20) and extraversion (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = -.20). The strongest associations with general and diabetes-specific well-being and self-efficacy were apparent for extraversion, emotionality and conscientiousness (range: r = -.47-.66). Beyond covariates, personality domains explained additional variance for physical activity (Adjusted <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup><jats:italic>2<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sup> = .31, <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup><jats:italic>2<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sup> difference = .03, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .03; openness: <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = .16, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .02, emotionality: <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = .15, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .04) and healthy diet (Adjusted <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup><jats:italic>2<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sup> = .19, <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup><jats:italic>2<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sup> difference = .03, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .02; honesty-humility: <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = .20, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .002, extraversion: <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = .19, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .04) but not BMI. This study shows that personality is associated with weight management indicators and psychological factors among adults with type 2 diabetes. 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