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Examining residence status as a risk factor for health risk behaviors among college students
Angelo M DiBello1, Madeline B Benz2, Mary Beth Miller1
1a Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.
Objective:
The current study is aimed to evaluate college student residence as a unique risk factor for a range of negative health behaviors.
Participants:
We examined data from 63,555 students (66% females) from 157 campuses who completed the National College Health Assessment Survey in Spring 2011.
Methods:
Participants answered questions about the frequency of recent use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and illicit drugs, as well as sexual risk behavior in the last 30 days. Sexual risk behaviors were operationalized as having unprotected vaginal sex (yes/no) and the number of sexual partners.
Results:
Logistic regression analyses revealed that living off-campus is a unique predictor of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and illicit drug use, as well as engaging in unprotected sex and a greater number of sexual partners (all ps <. 01).
Conclusions:
Students living off-campus exhibit more substance use and sexual risk behaviors than students living on-campus, independent of gender, age, or race.
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