Distinct profiles of university students engaged in Food and Alcohol Disturbance behaviors
Résumé
The present study aimed at exploring for the first time the combined effect of different factors such as eating disorders, alcohol use, physical activity, and social and psychological traits in Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) behaviors. Nine-hundred and seventy-six college students were included in the study and completed an online survey. They were then divided into two groups: students with a FAD positive score (37%) and student with a FAD negative score. First, both groups of participants were compared based on the CEBRACS subscales assessing FAD, eating disorders, alcohol and physical activity variables, as well as social and psychological dimensions. Second, focusing on the FAD positive group, a cluster analysis was performed to determine distinct subgroups and to explore the involvement of social and psychological dimensions in FAD behavior. The comparison between FAD students and non-FAD students demonstrated a more severe alcohol use, eating disorders, a higher level of impulsivity, anxiety, depression and more drinking motives as well as a lower self-esteem in students engaged in FAD behaviors compared with non-engaged students. The cluster analysis identified four clusters of FAD students, characterized by specific drinking motives, impulsivity facets and psychological traits as well as separated risks for alcohol-related problems and eating disorders: the asceticism FAD subgroup, the damage control FAD subgroup, the emotional FAD subgroup and the recreational FAD subgroup. FAD should not be considered as a unitary behavior but rather as a more complex pattern involving distinct psychological profiles. The prevention programs should be adapted to the targeted subgroups of FAD students. Future studies are needed to investigate the role of these social and psychological traits in clinical samples of individuals with alcohol use and/or eating disorders.
Mots clés
food and alcohol disturbance drunkorexia eating disorders alcohol consumption damage control asceticism
food and alcohol disturbance
drunkorexia
eating disorders
alcohol consumption
damage control
asceticism
food and alcohol disturbance drunkorexia eating disorders alcohol consumption damage control asceticism
Domaines
Sciences de l'Homme et SociétéOrigine | Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s) |
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