title: Alcohol expectancies and drinking behaviors among college students with disordered eating.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors investigated binge drinking, alcohol expectancies, and risky and protective drinking behaviors in relation to disordered eating behaviors in male and female college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The full sample consisted of 7,720 undergraduate students, 18 to 22 years of age. Drinking behaviors were analyzed in 4,592 recent drinkers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants anonymously completed a survey as part of a universal alcohol abuse prevention program between September 2007 and April 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Co-occurring disordered eating behaviors and binge drinking characterized 17.1% of males and 19.0% of females. Rates of binge drinking were higher in those with disordered eating behaviors. Students with disordered eating behaviors also had more positive and negative alcohol expectancies and engaged in more risky and fewer protective drinking behaviors than their counterparts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Students with disordered eating behaviors have outcome expectancies and behavior patterns associated with problematic drinking. These findings may enhance prevention and intervention programs.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and Center for the Study of the American College Student , Duke University , Durham , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Christina C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and Center for the Study of the American College Student , Duke University , Durham , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and Center for the Study of the American College Student , Duke University , Durham , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Looney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000067292:Alcohol Drinking in College / Q000523:psychology*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol expectancies; college students; disordered eating; drinking behaviors