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Strober, Michael – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1982
Based on a hypothesized disturbance in personal control and efficacy in anorexia nervosa, locus of control score in female adolescents with anorexia nervosa was compared to scores obtained from depressed and conduct-disordered controls and to adolescent female standardization norms. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Emotional Disturbances, Locus of Control
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Strober, Michael – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1981
To identify distinguishing features of personality associated with anorexia nervosa in adolescence, the Cattell High School Personality Questionnaire responses of 50 anorectics were compared with matched groups of depressed and antisocial adolescent females. Results indicated that anorectics displayed greater conformity, neurotic anxieties,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Females
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Strober, Michael; Humphrey, Laura Lynn – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Discusses familial influences in anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Reviews descriptions of family interaction, familial correlates of course and phenomenology of symptoms, and studies of familial transmission. Concludes that certain personality factors, possibly genetically determined, predispose the individual to greater sensitivity and vulnerability…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Eating Habits, Etiology
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Strober, Michael; Goldenberg, Irene – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Anorexics were compared to female depressed controls to measure boundary impairment. Anorexics scored higher on inner-outer and conceptual boundary disturbance and produced significantly more responses that emphasized the solidity of object boundaries. Boundary scores were unrelated to degree of weight loss and global symptom severity. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Body Image, Body Weight