The study of epidemiology of abnormal eating habits and its relationship with big five personality factors in a population of high school girls

The aim of this research was to determine a epidemiology of abnormal eating habits and its relationship with big five personality factors in a population of high school girls. Research method was sectional survey and correlation. Statistical populations of this study were girl students between first and precollege grades in Boushehr city that selected 710 people with use multistage cluster sampling. For collective data used Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and Neuroticism Extraversion Openness-Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-FFI-R). Results indicated 2.25 percent of girl students have a like eating disorder. In prediction of atrophy’s regime behavior in basis of the big five personality factor with use multivariate regression results indicated only Openness to experience can predict positively the Dieting behavior in girl students. Also, in prediction of Binge eating behavior and food preoccupation results showed only Neuroticism can predict positively, but none the big five personality factor can’t predict oral’s control behavior in girl students. This research showed that measure of like eating disorder in girl students noticeable and two personality’s factors of Openness to experience and Neuroticism related with eating disorders in girl students.