@article{ref1,
title="Gender differences in the associations among body mass index, weight loss, exercise, and drinking among college students",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2013",
author="Barry, Adam E. and Whiteman, Shawn and Piazza-Gardner, Anna K. and Jensen, Alexander C.",
volume="61",
number="7",
pages="407-413",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore gender differences regarding weight management behaviors of college drinkers. Participants: Nationally representative sample of college students from the fall 2008 American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment II (N = 26,062 students). METHODS: Structural equation modeling was used to examine potential gender differences in associations among exercise, weight loss behaviors, and alcohol use. RESULTS: Critical ratio tests revealed that associations between exercise and weight loss behaviors were more strongly correlated among females as compared with males. For females, there was a small negative association between exercise and drinking behaviors; in contrast, for males, there was a positive relationship between exercise and alcohol use. Weight loss behaviors were positively associated with drinking for both female and male students; however, the association was significantly stronger for females. CONCLUSIONS: This investigation furthers previous research on drunkorexia and also sheds additional light on the gender-based differences in weight management behaviors of drinkers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2013.823973",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.823973"
}