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  • Title: Personality features and expressed concerns of adolescents with eating disorders.
    Author: Pryor T, Wiederman MW.
    Journal: Adolescence; 1998; 33(130):291-300. PubMed ID: 9706316.
    Abstract:
    Differences between adolescent females diagnosed with either anorexia nervosa (n = 26) or bulimia nervosa (n = 30) were investigated using the Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory (MAPI; Millon, Green, & Meagher, 1982). About half of the total sample displayed an inhibited (avoidant) personality style. Anorexics scored higher than did bulimics on the Respectful (Compulsive) personality scale. Expressed concerns over self-concept, personal esteem, and sexual acceptance were common in the total sample. The behavioral correlates of MAPI score profiles indicated that few bulimics, and none of the anorexics, were likely to exhibit problems with impulse control, societal conformity, and scholastic achievement. Results are compared with clinical observations of adolescents with eating disorders and findings for adult eating-disordered samples.
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