Single-particle overlap functions and spectroscopic factors are calculated
on the basis of the one-body density matrices (ODM) obtained for the nucleu
s O-16 employing different approaches to account for the effects of correla
tions. The calculations use the relationship between the overlap functions
related to bound states of the (A - 1)-particle system and the ODM for the
ground state of the A-particle system. The resulting bound-state overlap fu
nctions are compared and tested in the description of the experimental data
from (p,d) reactions for which the shape of the overlap function is import
ant. [S0556-2813(99)04007-8].