OBJECTIVE: "Drunkorexia," limiting food intake before alcohol consumption, increases college students' risk for negative alcohol-related health consequences. The current study tested whether (1) women engage in drunkorexia more frequently than men; (2) weight control motivations explain sex differences in drunkorexia; and (3) among women, weight control motivations are a particularly strong predictor of drunkorexia for heavier drinkers. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduate males and females (N = 63) recruited during fall of 2011. METHODS: PARTICIPANTS self-reported their alcohol consumption, drunkorexia, and weight control motivations online. RESULTS: Findings supported hypotheses: weight control motivations explained why women engage in drunkorexia more than men; and the weight control motivation → drunkorexia relation was strongest for heavier- (vs lighter-) drinking women. CONCLUSION: Women have more weight concerns than men, which makes them more likely to engage in drunkorexia. Heavy-drinking women with strong weight control motivations are at greatest risk for drunkorexia. Interventions should help students more safely reconcile pressures to be thin and drink alcohol.
OBJECTIVE: "Drunkorexia," limiting food intake before alcohol consumption, increases college students' risk for negative alcohol-related health consequences. The current study tested whether (1) women engage in drunkorexia more frequently than men; (2) weight control motivations explain sex differences in drunkorexia; and (3) among women, weight control motivations are a particularly strong predictor of drunkorexia for heavier drinkers. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduate males and females (N = 63) recruited during fall of 2011. METHODS:PARTICIPANTS self-reported their alcohol consumption, drunkorexia, and weight control motivations online. RESULTS: Findings supported hypotheses: weight control motivations explained why women engage in drunkorexia more than men; and the weight control motivation → drunkorexia relation was strongest for heavier- (vs lighter-) drinking women. CONCLUSION:Women have more weight concerns than men, which makes them more likely to engage in drunkorexia. Heavy-drinking women with strong weight control motivations are at greatest risk for drunkorexia. Interventions should help students more safely reconcile pressures to be thin and drink alcohol.
Authors: Julian E Dilley; Emily R Nicholson; Stephen M Fischer; Robin Zimmer; Janice C Froehlich Journal: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Date: 2017-12-13 Impact factor: 3.455
Authors: Ellen E Fitzsimmons-Craft; Dawn M Eichen; Andrea E Kass; Mickey Trockel; Ross D Crosby; C Barr Taylor; Denise E Wilfley Journal: Eat Weight Disord Date: 2017-12-28 Impact factor: 4.652