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Many attempts have been made to identify personality characteristics of obese and anorectic individuals. The following is a review of some representative studies and is organized in three sections dealing with personality correlates of obesity, anorexia, and bulimia, respectively.
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Mehrabian, A. (1987). Relationships Among Obesity, Anorexia, and Personality Measures in the Literature. In: Eating Characteristics and Temperament. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8722-0_4
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