According to research conducted abroad, most anorexics share similar characteristics: girls who are originally obedient, submissive, and not opinionated, but who become irritable and bad-tempered as their anorexia worsens and hormonal imbalances occur.
據國外研究顯示，厭食症患者大多有相似的特質：初期都是聽話、順從、沒有主見的乖女孩，但隨著厭食程度日漸嚴重，這些乖順孩子會因內分泌失調而變得易怒、暴躁。