Objectives: This research examined group differences between women who reported using exercise as a
compensatory behavior (ECB; n ¼ 73) and women who did not report using exercise as a compensatory
behavior (NECB; n ¼ 133) on alcohol and exercise behavior, drinking and exercise motivation, and several
related constructs.
Design: A cross-sectional design was used.
Methods: Undergraduate women (M age ¼ 19.5 years, SD ¼ 3.01 years) completed self-report measures
regarding their alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, exercise behavior, alcohol and exercise motivations,
impulsivity, body dissatisfaction, and dietary restraint.
Results: Results indicated that women in the ECB group reported consuming more alcohol, more binge
drinking episodes, more alcohol-related problems, higher alcohol and exercise motivations, more exercise,
and greater impulsivity, body dissatisfaction, and dietary restraint than women in the NECB group
(p's ranging from <.0001 to .017).
Conclusions: Interestingly, women who use exercise as a compensatory behavior consumed higher
amounts of alcohol, but did not drink more frequently than women who did not use exercise as a
compensatory behavior.Women who use exercise as a compensatory behavior also endorse drinking and
exercise motives more strongly than women who did not use exercise as a compensatory behavior
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