Drunkorexia represents an emerging phenomenon among young people, characterized by the co-occurrence of disordered eating and alcohol consumption. Despite drunkorexia has aroused interest among popular media and scholars in recent years, our understanding of this health-risk behavior is still poor and little is known about the potential factors that may be involved in this new trend. Existing literature have highlighted an important role of coping styles in the engagement of problematic drinking and eating; however, to our knowledge no study has yet explored whether different strategies individuals use to deal with and respond to stressful events and situations, may be involved in drunkorexia behaviors. Thus, the aim of the present study will be to investigate the potential role that several coping strategies, may function as risk or protective factors against such unhealthy behavior among a sample of male and female young adults.
