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Food-restricted alcohol consumption: relation to psychopathology in college students.

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Food-restricted alcohol consumption (FRAC) is a growing concern among college students. We investigated demographic and lifestyle characteristics and psychiatric symptoms associated with FRAC. : College students (ā€‰=ā€‰561) at a large southeastern university in the United States. : Participants completed online self-reported questionnaires assessing past-year FRAC, demographic and lifestyle characteristics, and psychiatric symptoms. : 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 (sā€‰<ā€‰0.05) after other psychiatric symptoms were included in the model. : Our findings stress the importance of heightened awareness of FRAC in college.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Journal of American college health : J of ACH
Number of Pages
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1-10
Date Published
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2021
ISSN Number
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0744-8481
URL
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2021.1891915
DOI
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10.1080/07448481.2021.1891915
Short Title
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J Am Coll Health
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