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Food and alcohol disturbance by athlete status: the roles of drive for thinness, drive for muscularity, and sex

Madeline PalermoDepartment of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6803-095X
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Emily M. ChoquetteDepartment of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
, MA,
Erica AhlichDepartment of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
, MA &
Diana RancourtDepartment of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
, PhD
Pages 905-912 | Received 19 May 2019, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 29 Jan 2020
 
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Abstract

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.

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