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ERIC Number: EJ794296
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Relationship between Vigorous Exercise Frequency and Substance Use among First-Year Drinking College Students
Moore, Michele Johnson; Werch, Chudley
Journal of American College Health, v56 n6 p686-690 May-Jun 2008
Objective: The authors explored the relationship between self-reported vigorous exercise frequency and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use behaviors among first-year college students who self-identified as drinkers. Participants: The authors recruited 391 freshman college students in Northeast Florida to participate in an alcohol abuse prevention study. Methods: The authors conducted a multivariate analysis of variance to assess the relationship between vigorous exercise frequency and 6 measures of ATOD use at baseline. Results: Frequent exercisers drank significantly more often and a significantly greater quantity than did infrequent exercisers. However, frequent exercisers smoked cigarettes significantly less often than did infrequent exercisers. Conclusions: These findings suggest that vigorous exercise frequency is differentially associated with alcohol and cigarette consumption among college students. Researchers should further examine the reasons for these differences. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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