Personality Correlates of Anorexic Symptomatology in Female Undergraduates
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- 12 November 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Counseling & Development
- Vol. 75 (2) , 138-144
Abstract
In this study, the authors examined personality correlates (obsessiveness, dependency, self‐directed hostility, and assertiveness) of anorexic symptomatology in female undergraduates. Regression analyses demonstrated that only obsessiveness and emotional reliance on another person (a measure of dependency) were related to anorexic symptoms, accounting for 19% of the variance. These findings are discussed in relation to S. Orbach's (1985, 1986) and other researchers' concept of the anorexic personality. Implications for therapeutic interventions and directions for future research are provided.Keywords
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