
ERIC Number: EJ578985
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Prevention of Health-Risk Behaviors in College Students: Evaluating Seven Variables.
Sands, Tovah; Archer, James, Jr.; Puleo, Stephanie
Journal of College Student Development, v39 n4 p331-42 Jul-Aug 1998
Surveys undergraduate students (N=356) to determine factors that predict health-behavior change. AIDS risk was influenced by level of identity and self-confidence, perceived barriers to prevention, and self-efficacy. Alcohol abuse was influenced by perceptions of the severity and barriers, self-efficacy, and social influences. Nutritional practices were affected by level of identity and self-confidence, perceived severity and barriers, and social influences. (Author/MKA)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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