Temperament and Eating Attitudes in an Adolescent Community Sample: A Brief Report

Table 1

Comparison of personality characteristics as measured with the TCI among caloric intake groups according to the food frequency questionnaire.

	Under eaters (UE)	Normal eaters (NE)	Over eaters (OE)	Test statistics
					Bonferroni post hoc
Body mass index				<0.001	OE < NE, UE
Harm avoidance				<0.001	UE > OE, NE; NE > OE
Novelty seeking				<0.001	OE > NE, UE