Identity Consolidation and Health Risk Behaviors in College Students

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作者
Schwartz, Seth J. [1 ]
Forthun, Larry F. [2 ]
Ravert, Russell D. [3 ]
Zamboanga, Byron L. [4 ]
Umana-Taylor, Adriana J. [5 ]
Filton, Beryl J. [6 ]
Kim, Su Yeong [7 ]
Rodriguez, Liliana [8 ]
Weisskirch, Robert S. [9 ]
Vernon, Michael [10 ]
Shneyderman, Yuliya [1 ]
Williams, Michelle K. [11 ]
Agocha, V. Bede [11 ]
Hudson, Monika [12 ]
机构
[1] Univ Miami, Leonard M Miller Sch Med, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, Miami, FL 33136 USA
[2] Univ Florida, Dept Family Youth & Community Sci, Gainesville, FL USA
[3] Univ Missouri, Dept Human Dev & Family Studies, Columbia, MO USA
[4] Smith Coll, Dept Psychol, Northampton, MA 01063 USA
[5] Arizona State Univ, Sch Social & Family Dynam, Tempe, AZ USA
[6] St Johns Univ, Dept Psychol, Queens, NY USA
[7] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Human Dev & Family Sci, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[8] Williams Coll, Williamstown, MA 01267 USA
[9] Calif State Univ, Liberal Studies Dept, Seaside, CA USA
[10] Inst Publ Hlth, Alcohol Res Grp, Emeryville, CA USA
[11] Univ Connecticut, Dept Psychol, Storrs, CT USA
[12] Univ San Francisco, Sch Business & Management, Millbrae, CA USA
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR | 2010年 / 34卷 / 02期
关键词
identity; alcohol use; illicit drug use; unsafe sex; impaired driving; college students; EMERGING ADULTHOOD; SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE USE; EXPLORATION; DRINKING; MODEL;
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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摘要
Objectives: To investigate the protective role of personal identity consolidation against health risk behaviors in college-attending emerging adults. Methods: A multisite sample of 1546 college students completed measures of personal identity consolidation and recent risk behavior engagement. Results: Multivariate Poisson regression indicated that personal identity consolidation was negatively related to binge drinking, illicit drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and risky driving. These findings were consistent across gender, ethnicity, and place of residence. Conclusions: A consolidated sense of personal identity may protect college-attending emerging adults from health-compromising behaviors. Health professionals could incorporate an identity development component into college health programming.
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页码:214 / 224
页数:11
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