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Title: Scaling Health Risk Behaviors of College Students.
Language: English
Authors: Moskal, Patsy D., University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 34
Publication Date: 1996
Sponsoring Agency: Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (DHHS/CDC), Atlanta, GA. Adolescent and School Health Div.
Document Type: Reports - Research
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Drinking, Drug Use, Eating Habits, Exercise, Health, Higher Education, Injuries, Risk, Scaling, Sexuality, Smoking, Surveys, Test Construction, Tobacco
Abstract: As an objective toward its mission of providing HIV-AIDS education, the Higher Education Consortium for AIDS Prevention surveyed students of Florida's State University System to determine their health risk behaviors. The instrument used, the "Health Risk Behavior Survey for University Students," was adapted for college students from one used by the Centers for Disease Control. The six behavior categories questioned were: (1) intentional and unintentional injuries; (2) tobacco use; (3) alcohol and drug use; (4) sexual behaviors; (5) dietary habits; and (6) physical activity or exercise. Approximately 2,000 surveys were mailed, of which 1,150 were completed (response rate of 57%). Of the responses, 685 were from females and 460 from males. Scales were derived for each category of risk. Results indicated that these six dimensions were indeed scalable. Such scaling permits the examination of the covariances and testing of a latent trait model that would help explain the interactions of this highly complex construct. (Contains 1 figure, 6 tables, and 73 references.) (SLD)
Entry Date: 1996
Accession Number: ED396001
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