Personality factors and styles among college students who binge eat and drink.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Elevated rates of comorbidity between binge eating and alcohol use problems have been widely documented. Prior studies have examined specific personality traits associated with the co-occurrence of these problems. The current study explores comprehensive personality factors that are associated with the co-occurrence of binge eating and binge drinking among a diverse sample of 208 college undergraduates. Using the Five Factor Model of personality, the authors assessed both comprehensive personality factors and style of impulse control, a personality style defined by different combinations of neuroticism and conscientiousness. On the basis of responses to a screening instrument, college students were assigned to one of four groups: binge eat, binge drink, binge eat and drink, and non-binge. The binge eat and drink group reported a higher level of neuroticism than did students in the binge drink and non-binge groups. Additionally, the binge eat and drink group was more likely to report an undercontrolled style of impulse control than were other groups. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Rush, CC; Becker, SJ; Curry, JF
Published Date
- March 2009
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 23 / 1
Start / End Page
- 140 - 145
PubMed ID
- 19290698
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0893-164X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1037/a0013167
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States