Impact de la consommation de cannabis sur la prise de décision : étude chez les étudiants binge drinkers

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French validation of the Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS) in a university student sample

Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) is characterized by the combination of problematic alcohol use and eating disorder symptoms to offset caloric intake associated with alcohol drinking and/or to enhance intoxication. The Compensatory Eating and Behaviors in Response to Alcohol Consumption Scale (CEBRACS) is a proven tool for measuring FAD, which has been validated in English and Italian populations but never in the French population. The present study aims at validating a French version of the CEBRACS in a representative sample of university students and to determine its validity and reliability. 2267 university students completed the CEBRACS and measures of eating disorders, alcohol consumption and exercise. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a 4-factor structure: enhancement of the effects of alcohol, dietary restraint and exercise, purging and vomiting and extreme fasting. The internal consistency for these subscales ranged from good to excellent. Correlations between the CEBRACS and eating disorders, alcohol and exercise measures revealed a good concurrent validity. No gender differences were found in the CEBRACS scores. Participants with a CEBRACS total score >21 points were at higher risk for developing eating disorders and alcohol-related problems. Overall, these findings highlight the reliability and validity of the French version of the CEBRACS. The distinct factors identified in the CEBRACS allow to distinguish between participants with different motives for engaging FAD behaviour and thus to prevent future development of eating and/or alcohol use disorders. The CEBRACS seems to be a relevant scale to capture FAD behaviors and thus to prevent negative and deleterious consequences

Distinct profiles of university students engaged in Food and Alcohol Disturbance behaviors

International audienceThe present study aimed at exploring for the first time the combined effect of different factors such as eating disorders, alcohol use, physical activity, and social and psychological traits in Food and Alcohol Disturbance (FAD) behaviors. Nine-hundred and seventy-six college students were included in the study and completed an online survey. They were then divided into two groups: students with a FAD positive score (37%) and student with a FAD negative score. First, both groups of participants were compared based on the CEBRACS subscales assessing FAD, eating disorders, alcohol and physical activity variables, as well as social and psychological dimensions. Second, focusing on the FAD positive group, a cluster analysis was performed to determine distinct subgroups and to explore the involvement of social and psychological dimensions in FAD behavior. The comparison between FAD students and non-FAD students demonstrated a more severe alcohol use, eating disorders, a higher level of impulsivity, anxiety, depression and more drinking motives as well as a lower self-esteem in students engaged in FAD behaviors compared with non-engaged students. The cluster analysis identified four clusters of FAD students, characterized by specific drinking motives, impulsivity facets and psychological traits as well as separated risks for alcohol-related problems and eating disorders: the asceticism FAD subgroup, the damage control FAD subgroup, the emotional FAD subgroup and the recreational FAD subgroup. FAD should not be considered as a unitary behavior but rather as a more complex pattern involving distinct psychological profiles. The prevention programs should be adapted to the targeted subgroups of FAD students. Future studies are needed to investigate the role of these social and psychological traits in clinical samples of individuals with alcohol use and/or eating disorders

Motivations à fumer chez les étudiant·e·s : Validation française du Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (FB-WISDM)

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De la neuropsychologie expérimentale à la clinique : le projet NeuroAddiCT

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Neuropsychologie des Addictions en Communautés Thérapeutiques : Existe-t-il un risque de troubles cognitifs chez ces résidents à leur entrée ?

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