ERIC Number: EJ1384988
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Food-Restricted Alcohol Consumption: Relation to Psychopathology in College Students
Qi, Baiyu; Humphrey, Addie; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Baker, Jessica H.; Munn-Chernoff, Melissa A.
Journal of American College Health, v71 n2 p363-372 2023
Objective: Food-restricted alcohol consumption (FRAC) is a growing concern among college students. We investigated demographic and lifestyle characteristics and psychiatric symptoms associated with FRAC. Participants: College students (n = 561) at a large southeastern university in the United States. Methods: Participants completed online self-reported questionnaires assessing past-year FRAC, demographic and lifestyle characteristics, and psychiatric symptoms. Results: The past-year prevalence of FRAC was 23.89%. In the bivariate analyses, students engaging in FRAC had higher mean scores of multiple psychiatric symptoms, reported more harmful or hazardous drinking and suicidality, and were more likely to report a history of an eating disorder than their peers without FRAC. In a hierarchical regression model, binge eating, cognitive restraint, self-reported history of an eating disorder, and harmful or hazardous drinking were significantly associated with FRAC (ps < 0.05) after other psychiatric symptoms were included in the model. Conclusion: Our findings stress the importance of heightened awareness of FRAC in college.
Descriptors: Drinking, College Students, Eating Habits, Student Characteristics, Life Style, Health Behavior, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Health, Incidence, Alcohol Abuse, Suicide, Eating Disorders, Gender Differences, Sororities, Fraternities, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Stress Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Center for Mental Health Services; National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: H79SM081924; K01MH106675; K01AA025113