Physical Similarity and Twin Resemblance for Eating Attitudes and Behaviors: A Test of the Equal Environments Assumption

1 January 2000

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Behavior Genetics

Vol. 30 (1) , 51-58
https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1002038610763

Abstract

The Equal Environments Assumption (EEA) in twin studies of eating pathology was investigated by examining the hypothesis that twin resemblance for eating attitudes and behaviors is affected by their...

Keywords

EQUAL ENVIRONMENTS ASSUMPTION
PHYSICAL SIMILARITY
TWIN STUDY
EATING PATHOLOGY
ADOLESCENT