Drunkorexia is characterized by a group of behaviors designed to minimize caloric intake while maximizing levels of alcohol intoxication. Individuals plan and modify their diet, via skipping meals, exercising, or purging, to save calories for a night of alcohol consumption. Minimal research has examined risk factors related to drunkorexia, and little is known regarding associated problems. We used structural equation modeling to test associations between coping and enhancement motives, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating (i.e., bulimia behaviors) and drinking among an at-risk college population (N = 364). Drive for thinness and alcohol coping motives were positively associated with drunkorexia. Notably, drunkorexia was associated with alcohol-related outcomes, but not bulimia. While common risk factors are shared with eating pathology, drunkorexia appears to be a unique construct apart from bulimia behaviors. Results indicate drunkorexia behaviors may extend past normative drinking and place individuals at increased risk of alcohol-related problems. The current study contributes to greater understanding of functional models and maladaptive outcomes related to drunkorexia behaviors.

醉酒症的特点是具有一系列行为，旨在最大程度地减少热量的摄入，同时最大程度地提高酒精中毒的水平。人们可以通过不进餐，锻炼或清除食物来计划和修改饮食，以节省一夜酗酒所需的卡路里。很少的研究检查了与醉酒症相关的危险因素，而对相关问题的了解甚少。我们使用结构方程模型来测试高风险人群中应对和增强动机，消瘦，身体不满，饮食失调（即贪食症行为）和饮酒之间的关联（N = 364）。瘦身和酗酒动机与醉酒症正相关。值得注意的是，醉酒症与酒精相关的结果有关，但贪食症与否无关。尽管进食病理与常见的危险因素相同，但醉酒症似乎是贪食症以外的独特构成。结果表明，醉酒行为可能会超出正常饮酒范围，并使个人面临与酒精相关问题的风险增加。本研究有助于更好地了解与醉酒行为相关的功能模型和适应不良的结果。