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Survey data from a sample of 285 females enrolled in undergraduate classes in a large southwestern university are used to test whether gender-role attitudes & religiosity/asceticism affect feelings of guilt or feelings of control over eating, thereby, influencing dieting & bulimic behavior. Findings identify predictor variables with indirect effects on food habits through feelings of guilt or control. Path models suggest that dieting behavior crosses demographic boundaries & is related primarily to feelings of guilt: eg, bulimic behavior is explained by feelings of guilt & lack of control over food habits. An ascetic religious orientation partially causes guilt about food but also produces feelings of control over food habits that inhibit bulimic behavior. 1 Table, 2 Figures, 18 References. V. Wagener

The relationships among gender, personality traits, & symptoms of depression are examined using data from questionnaires administered to 360 residents of the Oklahoma City, Okla, metropolitan area. Although women report more symptoms of depression than men, gender is not a statistically significant predictor when personality traits are included in the analysis. Low masculinity, high femininity, having a child in the home, & single status predict depression for men. Youth, low education, low masculinity, & single status predict depression for women. Contrary to reports by some researchers of the superiority of androgyny as a model of mental health, the data do not support such a contention. 5 Tables, 38 References. Modified HA