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P A Sáiz Martínez1, M P González García-Portilla, M T Bascarán Fernández
1Area de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33006, España. frank@correo.uniovi.es
Objectives:
To determine the prevalence of eating disorders in secondary level students, as well as to determine the relationship between eating behaviour and personality traits.
Subjects And Method:
During the 1997-98 school year, 816 secondary level students from Langreo (Asturias) were evaluated.
Evaluation:
Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Adult Form (EPQ-A).
Results:
The sample was made up of 415 males and 401 females [mean age (SD): 15.91 (1.37)]. Seventy-two <
Conclusions:
Greater prevalence of <
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