title: Patterns of compensatory behaviors and disordered eating in college students.
abstract: Abstract.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The current study investigated rates of endorsement of eating-related compensatory behaviors within a college sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  This sample included male and female students (N = 1,158).
  
  
  METHODS
  PARTICIPANTS completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q). The study defined 3 groups of students: those who did not endorse purging behaviors, those who endorsed only exercise, and those who endorsed laxative use or vomiting. Rates of related eating disorder risk variables were compared across the 3 groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost half of college students reported utilizing exercise as a compensatory strategy over the past 28 days. Those reporting compensatory exercise did not differ from other community and college samples on EDE-Q subscales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that college students report significant rates of compensatory exercise, and those who report exercise as their only compensatory behavior also report relatively low levels of eating disorder risk.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany , New York.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaumberg
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Drew A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: eating disorders; mental health; nutrition