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Eating Disorders 2016
September 12-13, 2016
Volume 6, Issue 7(Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016
ISSN: 2165-7904 JOWT, an open access journal
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September 12-13, 2016 Philadelphia, USA
World Congress on
Eating Disorders, Nutrition & Mental Health
Personality traits and their correlation with disordered eating
Ajasha M Long
Alabama A&M University, USA
Over 7 million girls and women in addition to 1 million men in the United States are expected to suffer from eating disorder
during some period of their life. These disorders result in impaired functioning and desolation with mortality rates that
rank among the highest of all mental disorders. Disordered eating has been widely studied with a multitude of variables. In this
study of 100 college students at a large University in the northern region of Alabama, the researcher examined the relationship
between personality traits and disordered eating. After administering The Big Five Personality Test and the Disordered Eating
Attitudes Scale, no statistical significance was found between personality traits and disordered eating. The results suggest that
differences exist in the prevalence, age of onset and type of eating disorder amongst different ethnic groups.
Biography
Ajasha M Long is a graduate student at Alabama A&M University, currently pursuing her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology. She has completed research
studies centered on disordered eating, obesity and addictive behaviors amongst and diverse populations.
Ajasha M Long, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016, 6:7(Suppl)