Baseline Cortisol Predicts Drunkorexia in Female but Not Male College Students

Autor/inn/en	Oswald, Barbara B.; Ward, Rose Marie; Glazer, Sandra; Sternasty, Katie; Day, Kristen; Speed, Shannon
Titel	Baseline Cortisol Predicts Drunkorexia in Female but Not Male College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 69 (2021) 6, S.625-632 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2019.1705834
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Eating Disorders; Drinking; Alcohol Abuse; Biochemistry; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Student Attitudes; Stress Management; Health Behavior; Risk; Health Education; Body Weight; Undergraduate Students; Measures (Individuals); Prediction; Diagnostic Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Trinken; Biochemie; Schülerverhalten; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Körpergewicht; Messdaten; Vorhersage; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test
Abstract	Objective: "Drunkorexia" or compensatory eating behaviors in response to alcohol consumption, resembles a subclinical eating disorder, and is a current public health concern. Eating disorders and alcohol abuse are associated with dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA). One index of HPA function is cortisol. As causes of drunkorexia remain elusive, the present study examined cortisol function as it relates to drunkorexia. Participants: n = 73 (49 women) college students. Method: Participants provided daytime saliva samples for cortisol analyses prior to completing an online survey measuring alcohol consumption, drunkorexia, and alcohol problems as measured by the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI). Results: Multiple regressions indicated that baseline cortisol significantly positively correlated with drunkorexia behaviors in women but not men. Higher baseline cortisol and aspects of drunkorexia related to alcohol problems. Conclusion: Programs educating about stress management and health risks of drunkorexia may decrease engagement in drunkorexia behaviors among college students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01