A within-person multilevel approach was used to model the links between alcohol use and sexual behavior among first-year college students, using up to 14 days of data for each person with occasions (Level 1, N = 2879 days) nested within people (Level 2, N = 218 people; 51.4% male). Between-persons (Level 2) effects were gender,… Continue reading Does Drinking Lead to Sex? Daily Alcohol-Sex Behaviors and Expectancies Among College Students
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Physical activity breaks and facilities in US secondary schools
BACKGROUND: Research on physical activity breaks and facilities (indoor and outdoor) in secondary schools is relatively limited. METHODS: School administrators and students in nationally representative samples of 8th (middle school) and 10th/12th grade (high school) students were surveyed annually from 2008-2009 to 2011-2012. School administrators reported information about physical activity breaks and facilities. Students self-reported… Continue reading Physical activity breaks and facilities in US secondary schools
Efficacy of a web-based, tailored, alcohol prevention/intervention program for college students: initial findings
OBJECTIVE: Reduce college student at-risk drinking (ARD) using a Web-based brief motivational alcohol prevention/intervention called Michigan Prevention and Alcohol Safety for Students (M-PASS). PARTICIPANTS: Participants included 1,137 randomly sampled first-year college students, including 59% female, 80% white, and averaged age 18.1 years. METHODS: Intervention group participants (n = 616) attended 4 online M-PASS sessions, receiving… Continue reading Efficacy of a web-based, tailored, alcohol prevention/intervention program for college students: initial findings