TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Loneliness and alcohol-related problems among college students who report binge drinking behavior: the moderating role of food and alcohol disturbance
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Herchenroeder, Luke
A1  - Post, Stacy M.
A1  - Stock, Michelle L.
A1  - Yeung, Ellen W.
SP  - e13954
EP  - e13954
VL  - 19
IS  - 21
N2  - Loneliness and alcohol misuse are common among college students and pose a threat to public health. To better understand the longitudinal association between these public health concerns we examined food and alcohol disturbance (FAD; i.e., restricting one's caloric intake prior to drinking) as a moderator in the association between loneliness and alcohol-related problems. Participants were 456 college students from a mid-sized university who engaged in past 30-day binge drinking. The majority of participants identified as being White (67.1%), female (78.1%), and reported a mean age of 19.61 (SD = 1.54) years. Participants completed two surveys (3 weeks apart) over the course of an academic semester. Analyses revealed a significant interaction between loneliness and FAD, such that loneliness (T1) significantly and positively predicted alcohol-related problems (T2), but only among individuals who engaged in relatively higher levels of FAD (T1). FAD may be an appropriate target for interventions aimed at reducing alcohol-related problems among college students experiencing loneliness.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113954
ID  - ref1
ER  -