title: The self-rating of the effects of alcohol questionnaire predicts heavy episodic drinking in a high-risk eating disorder population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is a serious problem among college women at high-risk for developing eating disorders (EDs). The main objectives of this study are to determine the relationship of the self-rating of the effects of alcohol (SRE) questionnaire and HED over time, and to determine the effects of relationship breakups on HED among college-aged women at high-risk for EDs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data collected from 163 participants in a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of an ED prevention program were used in the analyses. Measures included the SRE, obtained at baseline, and self-reports of the number of HED episodes and relationship breakups each month for the past 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Generalized linear mixed-effect regression models with Poisson distribution were conducted to test the effects of several variables on reported HED episodes over 12 months. Analyses demonstrated that SRE scores and the presence of a breakup predicted increased HED over time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SRE may be useful in identifying individuals at risk of or with EDs who are at increased risk of HED. Furthermore, relationship breakups predict HED. Findings from the current study could be used to inform clinical interventions for this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Jakki O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Andrea E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kass
authors.forename: Denise E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wilfley
authors.forename: C Barr
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008016:Life Change Events; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: SRE; alcohol; college women; heavy episodic drinking; high-risk