Anorexia Nervosa

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This paper explains that, although little research is available about the male anorexic, overall the disorder is likely a result of bio-psycho-social factors and encouraged by society wherein appearance is a worthy individual trait. The author points out that the proposed study will use a non-random sample of a minimum of 30 previously diagnosed anorexic male adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 who will be administered the "Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale" to determine the existing level of each participant's obsessive-compulsive behavior. The paper reports that a multivariate correlation is the appropriate statistical tool for the proposed study because by, using a multivariate correlation, the investigator will be able to maximize the efficiency of the prediction in terms of the relationship between and among the two dependent variables and the four sub-dependent variables.

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Introduction
Definition of Terms
Research Methodology
Participants
Measurement Instrument
Procedure and Analysis
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"Secondary level testable null hypothesis will include an analysis of the data to establish possible correlations between obsessive-compulsiveness and the socio-economic class, grade level, birth order, and family status (divorce vs. intact) of male adolescent anorexics. Research findings as to the existence or non-existence of a relationship between adolescent male anorexics and obsessive-compulsivity will provide valuable information for a clinical area that has, to date, little scientific data. As such the null hypothesis will be that no statistically significant correlation, at the .05 probability level, exists between and amongst the variables of grade level, birth order, socio-economic class, and family status with respect to the obsessive-compulsiveness of male adolescents who are anorexic."

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