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Levels of Cigarette and Alcohol Use Related to Eating-disorder Attitudes
Objective:
To examine levels of cigarette and alcohol use relative to body
dissatisfaction and drive for thinness in 206 black and white college
women. Methods: Anonymous, paper-and-pencil, self-report
questionnaires were administered. Results: Frequency of both
cigarette and alcohol use were significantly and linearly related
to body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness. Regression analyses
indicated that negative-affect reduction motivations for use of
these substances were more strongly related to eating-disorder attitudes
than were levels of use. Conclusion: Cigarette and alcohol
use, independent of race and other demographic variables, increased
along a continuum with eating-disorder attitudes. |