Alcohol Use and Strenuous Physical Activity in College Students: A Longitudinal Test of 2 Explanatory Models of Health Behavior
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| Title: | Alcohol Use and Strenuous Physical Activity in College Students: A Longitudinal Test of 2 Explanatory Models of Health Behavior |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Davis, Heather A., Riley, Elizabeth N., Smith, Gregory T., Milich, Richard, Burris, Jessica L. |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. 2017 65(2):112-121. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS) National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH) |
| Contract Number: | DA005312 CA181351 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Drinking, Physical Activity Level, College Students, Gender Differences, Correlation, Prediction, Eating Disorders, Body Weight, Longitudinal Studies, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2016.1260571 |
| ISSN: | 0744-8481 |
| Abstract: | Objective: To help clarify the effect of gender on the bidirectional relationship between alcohol use and strenuous physical activity in college students. Participants: Five hundred twenty-four (52% female) college students recruited in August 2008 and 2009 and followed up in April 2009 and April 2011, respectively. Methods: Participants reported their alcohol use and strenuous physical activity on 2 occasions (baseline and follow-up) spaced approximately 1 or 2 years apart. Results: For females, alcohol use quantity at baseline was associated with increased strenuous physical activity at 1- and 2-year follow-ups, and alcohol use frequency at baseline was associated with decreased strenuous physical activity at 2-year follow-up. For males, alcohol use frequency at baseline predicted decreased strenuous physical activity at 1-year follow-up. Conclusions: Gender differences may be explained from an eating disorders perspective such that women use physical activity as a compensatory strategy to combat potential weight gain from calories consumed during alcohol use. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 51 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1126912 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Objective: To help clarify the effect of gender on the bidirectional relationship between alcohol use and strenuous physical activity in college students. Participants: Five hundred twenty-four (52% female) college students recruited in August 2008 and 2009 and followed up in April 2009 and April 2011, respectively. Methods: Participants reported their alcohol use and strenuous physical activity on 2 occasions (baseline and follow-up) spaced approximately 1 or 2 years apart. Results: For females, alcohol use quantity at baseline was associated with increased strenuous physical activity at 1- and 2-year follow-ups, and alcohol use frequency at baseline was associated with decreased strenuous physical activity at 2-year follow-up. For males, alcohol use frequency at baseline predicted decreased strenuous physical activity at 1-year follow-up. Conclusions: Gender differences may be explained from an eating disorders perspective such that women use physical activity as a compensatory strategy to combat potential weight gain from calories consumed during alcohol use. |
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| ISSN: | 0744-8481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2016.1260571 |
