The purpose of this study was to examine the differences on binge drinking and drunkorexia among Italian natives and second-generation immigrants in a sample of 530 adolescents (121 second-generation immigrants and 409 Italian natives). The short form of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) and the Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS) were used to assess respectively alcohol abuse and drunkorexia. The factorial Anova 2x2 showed two principal effects related to gender and birth status. There was not interaction effect between variables. Italian natives reported more unhealthy drinking behaviors than second-generation immigrants and boys were more likely to engage in binge drinking. For drunkorexia behaviors, 40% of the overall sample reported to limit their caloric intake before or after drinking. The ANOVA did not show gender differences. A statistically significant effect of immigrant status was found among the adolescents who report to engage in drunkorexia behaviors. This research highlighted the importance to realize programs to prevent and decrease the prevalence of this peculiar risky behavior during adolescence.
Binge Drinking and Drunkorexia Among Italian Adolescents and Second-Generation Immigrants / Di Tata, Daniele; Baiocco, Roberto; Zammuto, Marta; Laghi, Fiorenzo. - (2019), pp. 37-37. (Intervento presentato al convegno Challenges in Developmental and Social Research with Immigrant and Minority People tenutosi a Roma).
Binge Drinking and Drunkorexia Among Italian Adolescents and Second-Generation Immigrants.
di tata daniele;baiocco roberto;marta zammuto;laghi fiorenzo
2019
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences on binge drinking and drunkorexia among Italian natives and second-generation immigrants in a sample of 530 adolescents (121 second-generation immigrants and 409 Italian natives). The short form of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) and the Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS) were used to assess respectively alcohol abuse and drunkorexia. The factorial Anova 2x2 showed two principal effects related to gender and birth status. There was not interaction effect between variables. Italian natives reported more unhealthy drinking behaviors than second-generation immigrants and boys were more likely to engage in binge drinking. For drunkorexia behaviors, 40% of the overall sample reported to limit their caloric intake before or after drinking. The ANOVA did not show gender differences. A statistically significant effect of immigrant status was found among the adolescents who report to engage in drunkorexia behaviors. This research highlighted the importance to realize programs to prevent and decrease the prevalence of this peculiar risky behavior during adolescence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
