Summary: Disordered Eating And Alcohol Use Among College Women

Decent Essays
Samantha Smiley
Psych 103
Journal Review #4

Title of the article
Disordered eating and alcohol use among college women: Associations with race and big five traits Authors
Jessica L. Martin, Gabrielle Groth, Laura Longo, Tracey L. Rocha, Matthew P. Martens Main Hypothesis
The purpose of this study was to examine how specific patterns of disordered eating are related to alcohol use and related problems and the influence of racial group membership and Big Five personality traits on the co-occurence of these behaviors. The researcher hypothesized that binge drinking and alcohol-related problems would be significantly associated with global eating pathology, that high neuroticism and openness and low conscientiousness and agreeableness

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