ERIC Number: EJ1124159
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Variability in Measures of Health and Health Behavior among Emerging Adults 1 Year after High School According to College Status
Simons-Morton, Bruce; Haynie, Denise; O'Brien, Fearghal; Lipsky, Leah; Bible, Joe; Liu, Danping
Journal of American College Health, v65 n1 p58-66 2017
Objective: To examine changes in health behaviors among US emerging adults 1 year after high school. Participants: The national sample of participants (N = 1,927), including those attending 4-year college/university (n = 884), 2-year colleges/technical schools (n = 588), and no college (n = 455), participated in annual spring surveys 2013-2014. Methods: Health behaviors were assessed the last year of high school and first year of college; differences by college status controlling for previous-year values were estimated using regression analyses. Results: Relative to 4-year college attendees, those attending technical school/community college were less likely to binge drink (odds ratio [OR] = 0.57, confidence interval [CI] = 0.38-0.86) but more likely to speed (OR = 1.26, CI = 1.0-2.84), consume sodas (OR = 1.57, CI = 1.0-2.47), and report lower family satisfaction (p < 0.01), with marginally more physical and depressive symptoms. College nonattendees reported more DWI (driving while intoxicated; OR = 1.60, CI = 1.05-2.47), soda drinking (OR = 2.51, CI = 1.76-3.59), oversleeping (OR = 4.78, CI = 3.65-8.63), and less family satisfaction (p < 0.04). Conclusions: Health risk behaviors among emerging adults varied by college status.
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Young Adults, College Students, Two Year College Students, Surveys, Regression (Statistics), Drinking, Traffic Safety, Satisfaction, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Sleep, Risk, Longitudinal Studies, High School Seniors, Physical Activity Level, Physical Health, Family Relationship, Dietetics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (DHHS/NIH); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH); Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau; National Institute on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: HHSN275201200001I