14 high school girls who refused to participate further in a continuing study were significantly higher in trait anxiety and showed a tendency towards higher intolerance of ambiguity than those who continued. These variables, however, did not discriminate between girls who contributed data in a 3-yr. follow-up and those who declined to participate.
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