ERIC Number: EJ1321965
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 8
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Food and Alcohol Disturbance by Athlete Status: The Roles of Drive for Thinness, Drive for Muscularity, and Sex
Palermo, Madeline; Choquette, Emily M.; Ahlich, Erica; Rancourt, Diana
Journal of American College Health, v69 n8 p905-912 2021
Objective: This study investigated the association between self-identified athlete status and Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) behaviors, and whether this association was moderated by drives for thinness or muscularity, and sex. Participants: 575 individuals (77.6% female, 40.0% identifying as athletes) recruited from a large southeastern university. Methods: Participants completed online measures of athletic identity, drives for muscularity and thinness, FAD behaviors, and demographic variables. Results: Compared to non-athletes, male athletes with higher drive for muscularity endorsed more alcohol effects behaviors; female athletes endorsed the inverse relationship. Higher drive for thinness was associated with more diet and exercise behaviors among all participants, and extreme weight control behaviors among athletes. Conclusions: Athlete status moderated the associations between drives for thinness/muscularity and FAD Alcohol Effects and Extreme Weight Control Behaviors. Regardless of athlete status, college students with higher drive for thinness are at risk for engaging in more FAD Diet & Exercise behaviors.
Descriptors: Food, Drinking, Eating Habits, Correlation, Athletes, Health Behavior, Sexuality, Muscular Strength, Body Composition, College Athletics, Undergraduate Students, Exercise, Body Weight, Student Attitudes, At Risk Persons, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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