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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| Authors: | Davis, Heather A. (AUTHOR), Riley, Elizabeth N. (AUTHOR), Smith, Gregory T. (AUTHOR), Milich, Richard (AUTHOR), Burris, Jessica L. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Feb/Mar2017, Vol. 65 Issue 2, p112-121. 10p. 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | College students, Alcohol drinking, Physical activity, Health behavior, Gender, Chi-squared test, Confidence intervals, Eating disorders, Longitudinal method, Questionnaires, Research funding, Scale analysis (Psychology), Sex distribution, Student attitudes, Extreme sports, Planned behavior theory, Undergraduates, Data analysis software, Descriptive statistics |
| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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