PERSONALITY-CORRELATES OF ANOREXIC SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES

In this study, the authors examined personality correlates (obsessiven ess, dependency, self-directed hostility, and assertiveness) of anorex ic symptomatology in female undergraduates. Regression analyses demons trated that only obsessiveness and emotional reliance on another perso n (a measure of dependency) were related to anorexic symptoms, account ing for 19% of the variance. These findings are discussed in relation to S. Orbach's (1985, 1986) and other researchers' concept of the anor exic personality. Implications for therapeutic interventions and direc tions for future research are provided.