Failure to confirm the factor structure of the CEBRACS: An assessment of food and alcohol disturbance

Meinerding, Maria; Weinstock, Jeremiah; Wal, Jillon Vander; Weaver, Terri L.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2022.2119401

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“…Our research group has previously validated the Italian version of the CEBRACS [25] in the same sample used for this analysis, showing good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.886) and concurrent validity using a 5-factor model. It should be noted that since the publishing of our work, research on other samples with confirmatory factor analysis was not able to replicate consistently any factor solution [29,30]. For the purpose of this paper, the presence of FAD was reported if participants scored at least 1 item ≥ 2.…”

Section: Food and Alcohol Disturbance (Fad)mentioning

confidence: 93%

Food and Alcohol Disturbance in High School Adolescents: Prevalence, Characteristics and Association with Problem Drinking and Eating Disorders

Pinna,

Suprani,

Paribello

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) is characterized by the association of alcohol use with compensatory behaviors such as restricting calories, physical activity and purging. Despite not being part of the current nosography, research has grown in the past 10 years, mostly on college students’ samples. In this study, we aim to describe the prevalence, characteristics and association of FAD with problem drinking (PD) and eating disorder risk (EDR) in a sample of Italian high school students. Participants were 900 high school students (53.6% males; mean age = 16.22) that were administered standardized questionnaires. Students who screened positive for PD, EDR and both were, respectively, 17.3%, 5.9% and 1.3%. Approximately one out four students reported FAD behaviors, mostly to control weight and by restricting calories, with higher prevalence and severity among those who screened positive for PD. Purging behaviors were rare overall (15.5%), but significantly more frequent in participants who screened positive for both PD and EDR (41.7%). FAD was more strongly associated with alcohol use severity than with ED symptom severity across all subgroups. FAD behaviors appear to be common in the Italian high school population and more strongly associated with PD. Future studies should investigate FAD’s impact on adolescents’ functioning and possible early interventions.

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Section: Food and Alcohol Disturbance (Fad)mentioning

confidence: 93%