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Genetic and environmental influences on psychological traits and eating attitudes in a sample of Spanish schoolchildren.
Revista de psiquiatria y salud mental - 1 Jan 2000
Rojo-Moreno Luis, Iranzo-Tatay Carmen, Gimeno-Clemente Natalia, Barberá-Fons Maria Antonia, Rojo-Bofill Luis Miguel, Livianos-Aldana Lorenzo
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INTRODUCTION: The heritability of eating disorders has been estimated to range from 22% to over 62%.The aim of this study is to determine the relative influence of genetics and environment that contribute to the drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, perfectionism, and ineffectiveness, by evaluating sex differences in a sample of adolescent twins from Valencia, Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Five hundred...
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