University of Messina, Department of Human and Social Sciences, Messina, 2SISDAC - Sezione Sicilia, Italy.
Eat Weight Disord. 2012 Dec;17(4):e282-9. doi: 10.1007/BF03325139.
Few studies have focused on the relationship between personality trait and eating behaviors in a normal sample of adolescents. The purpose of this research was to examine differences between male and female non-clinical adolescents in eating behaviors, personality traits and state and trait anxiety and to verify the relationship between personality traits, anxiety and eating behaviors in males and females. 592 individuals (324 male and 267 females) were selected. Participants were asked to fill: Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2), State-Training Anxiety Inventory (STAI - Forma Y) and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire - Revised (EPQ-R). The results highlighted specific differences in eating behaviors and in personality traits between genders. No statistical differences in anxiety were found. Our results underline the importance of focussing on anxiety levels for girls, while, for boys, on personality traits such as neuroticism and psychoticism. It was confirmed the opinion that, to prevent eating disorders, not only is it necessary to carry out a campaign based on proper nutrition, but also to investigate thoroughly aspects of personality that may be predictive of these disorders.
很少有研究关注人格特质与青少年正常样本中饮食行为之间的关系。本研究旨在检验非临床青少年男女在饮食行为、人格特质、状态和特质焦虑方面的差异，并验证男性和女性人格特质、焦虑与饮食行为之间的关系。选择了 592 人（324 名男性和 267 名女性）。要求参与者填写：饮食障碍问卷-2（EDI-2）、状态-训练焦虑量表（STAI - Forma Y）和艾森克人格问卷修订版（EPQ-R）。结果突出了性别之间饮食行为和人格特质的特定差异。焦虑方面没有发现统计学差异。我们的研究结果强调了关注女孩焦虑水平的重要性，而对于男孩，则要关注神经质和精神病质等人格特质。这证实了这样一种观点，即预防饮食失调，不仅需要开展基于适当营养的宣传活动，还需要深入调查可能预示这些障碍的人格特征。
