Associations between depressed mood and clusters of health risk behaviors.
Am J Health Behav
; 31(3): 272-83, 2007.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17402867
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To examine the association between depressed mood and clusters of health risk behaviors.METHODS:
A nationally representative sample of adolescents (N=15,214) was utilized to construct 10 pseudocontinuous health risk behaviors. Cluster analysis was performed to group adolescents, and subsequent multivariable logistic models were created.RESULTS:
Compared to non-risk takers, belonging to risk clusters significantly increased the odds of reporting depressed mood. African Americans in high-risk clusters appeared to be more vulnerable to depressed mood, when compared to remaining racial groups.CONCLUSIONS:
Results suggest that adolescents engaging in multiple health-risk behaviors do so in the context of depressed mood.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Risk-Taking
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Health Behavior
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Child Behavior
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Adolescent Behavior
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Depression
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Health Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States