1. THE DRAW-A-PERSON TESTS OF OBESE WOMEN.
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Kotkov, Benjamin and Goodman, Morris
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OVERWEIGHT women ,PERSONALITY ,HEALTH ,METABOLIC disorders ,BODY weight ,CHRONIC diseases - Abstract
This article discusses the personality of the adult obese woman. The general purpose of the overall project is the formulation of personality indices which would distinguish overweight women from ideal weight women. Obesity was defined as an excess of weight over the ideal expected for height, sex, and build between the ages of 25 and 30. Ten per cent above and below the average was allowed. Desirable weights were obtained from tables issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The subjects were volunteers in a Boston experiment sponsored by the Chronic Disease Division of the United States Public Health Service in cooperation with the Massachusetts State Health Department.
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- 1953
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