Examining gender and the longitudinal effect of weight conscious drinking dimensions on body mass index among a college freshman cohort.

Autor: Castañeda G; Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA., Colby SE; Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA., Olfert MD; Human Nutrition and Foods, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA., Barnett TE; School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA., Zhou W; Business Analytics and Statistics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA., Leite WL; Research and Evaluation Methodology Program, School of Human Development and Organizational Studies, College of Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA., Staub D; Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA., Mathews AE; Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of American college health : J of ACH [J Am Coll Health] 2023 Jul; Vol. 71 (5), pp. 1575-1583. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 01.
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1943410
Abstrakt: Objective: This study aims to: (1) examine gender differences for weight conscious drinking among college students accounting for the broader phenomenon (e.g. including the Alcohol Effects dimension); and (2) longitudinally examine the effect of weight conscious drinking behaviors on body mass index (BMI). Participants: United States freshmen students from eight participating universities (N= 1,149). Methods: Structural equation modeling was used to model the effect of gender on weight conscious drinking dimensions at 7-month follow-up. Results: Findings suggest a significant effect of gender on Alcohol Effects (β = -.15, SE = .05, p  = .005) at 7-month follow-up among college freshmen. Weight conscious drinking dimensions predicted no significant change in BMI at 7-month follow-up among college freshmen. Conclusion: Findings contribute to weight conscious drinking theory and provide campus weight conscious drinking prevention initiatives with evidence to tailor their programming to address female tendencies to engage in compensatory strategies to enhance the psychoactive effects of alcohol.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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