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Health related problems such as eating disorders, obesity is found to be related with eating attitudes. In the present study, a non clinical sample of (75 adolescent females) 16 to 18 years of age were incorporated. All the participants were tested on Eating Attitude Test, Multi Dimensional Perfectionism Scale, Barrat's Impulsivity Scale, Locus of Control, Body Esteem Scale, Body Shape Questionnaire and along with these their BMI was calculated. For the purpose Kelly's (1935) method of principal axis was used for factorization of the correlation matrix to partial out to some extent the influence of the extraneous factors. The 21 variables were inter-correlated by means of product moment correlations. The 21 x 21 matrices of inter correlations obtained were subjected to factor analysis. Eight factors were found to account for the bulk 71.29% of variance in females. Factors extracted for female adolescents were perfectionism, sexual attractiveness, body satisfaction, motor, individual control, bulimia, attention and perseverance.