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Journal of Substance Use Volume 28, 2023 - Issue 4
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Investigating the relationship between food and alcohol disturbance and coping styles among young adults

Sara Pompilia Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-865XView further author information
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Dora Bianchia Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-225XView further author information
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Daniele Di Tataa Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Marta Zammutoa Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9719-4678View further author information
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Antonia Lonigrob Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9280-4302View further author information
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Fiorenzo Laghia Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 545-551 | Received 26 Nov 2021, Accepted 24 Apr 2022, Published online: 02 May 2022
 
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ABSTRACT

Background

Food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) represents a phenomenon characterized by a range of dysfunctional eating behaviors individuals engage in when they plan to drink alcohol in order to compensate for alcohol-related calories. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between FAD and coping styles among young adults.

Methods

The sample was composed of 379 young adults (274 females and 105 males) with ages ranging from 18 to 30 years who completed a survey online of self-report measures assessing FAD,alcohol misuse, compensatory behaviors and coping styles.

Results

FAD was positively correlated with alcohol misuse, fasting, use of laxatives and avoidance strategies and negatively correlated with turning to religion. Results from the hierarchical regression analysis indicated that alcohol misuse and avoidance strategies positively predicted FAD, while turning to religion was a negative predictor.

Conclusion

Our study highlighted that the use of strategies focused on avoiding distress arising from stressful situations may be a risk factor for engaging in FAD; conversely, turning to religion in times of difficult life circumstances seem to protect against FAD.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.

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