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Craig E Henderson1, J Leigh Leasure2, Laian Z Najjar2
1Department of Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA.
Journal of American College Health : J of ACH
|August 7, 2025
Summary
University students
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Public Health
- Psychology
Background:
- A positive association exists between alcohol consumption and physical activity.
- Motivations underlying this relationship are not well understood.
- Intrinsic and extrinsic factors likely play a role.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and assess motives linking alcohol use and physical activity.
- To introduce the Drinking and Physical Activity Motives (DPAM) scale.
- To examine the factor structure of the DPAM scale.
Main Methods:
- Literature review to identify five key motives: Work Hard Play Hard (WHPH), Stress, Social, Body Image (BI), and Guilt.
- Online assessment administered to 1691 university students.
- Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance testing across demographic groups.
Main Results:
- A partially invariant factor structure of the DPAM scale was supported across gender and race/ethnicity.
- The identified motives demonstrated associations with drinking and physical activity measures.
- The DPAM scale effectively captures the multifaceted nature of the alcohol-physical activity relationship.
Conclusions:
- The DPAM scale is a valuable tool for understanding the complex interplay between alcohol use and physical activity.
- Findings can inform targeted interventions to reduce problematic drinking behaviors in college students.
- Further research can utilize the DPAM to explore this relationship in diverse populations.
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