Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Abstract

Previous research has discovered a significant relationship between problematic eating disorder behaviors and alcohol consumption among women. Within this relationship, past studies have found that impulsivity significantly influences the correlation between these behaviors. The primary aim of the present study was to determine if impulsivity influences the relationship between bingeing behavior and alcohol consumption as well as the relationship between purging behavior and alcohol consumption while using a behavioral measure for impulsivity. Participants included 62 undergraduate females who were recruited from Murray State University. The results indicated that there was not a significant correlation between bingeing behavior and alcohol consumption nor between purging behavior and alcohol consumption. The results also showed that impulsivity did not correlate with these behaviors. Using a clinical sample as well as different, more reliable measures may provide more representative results in future studies.

Keywords: eating disorder behaviors, alcohol consumption, impulsivity

Year manuscript completed

2016

Year degree awarded

2016

Author's Keywords

eating disorder behaviors, alcohol consumption, impulsivity

Degree Awarded

Master of Science

Department

Psychology

College/School

College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Thesis Advisor

Laura K Liljequist

Committee Chair

Laura K Liljequist

Committee Member

Jana M Hackathorn

Committee Member

Michael Bordieri

Committee Member

Rebecca L Pender Baum

Document Type

Thesis

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