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Intention to change multiple health risk behaviors and predictors of behavior change in vocational education students.
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Journal of American College Health . May/Jun2024, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p1135-1143. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: No studies have examined vocational education students' intention to change multiple health risk behaviors and whether baseline characteristics predict behavior change. Participants: Paticipants were vocational education students in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: Students in the no-intervention control arm of a cluster randomized controlled trial completed an online survey at baseline and 6 months later. Results: Of 450 participants (83.3%) who reported multiple health risk behaviors at baseline, one-third (33.1%) intended to change at least two risk behaviors within 6 months. Participants experiencing symptoms of anxiety [OR = 7.43, 95% CIs 1.26–43.87; p = 0.03] and who intended to change three to four risk behaviors [OR = 23.30, 95% CIs 4.01–135.40; p = 0.001] rather than one behavior had significantly greater odds of changing at least one behavior in 6 months. Conclusions: Interventions could support vocational education students to change behaviors they wish to as well as motivate them to address other risk behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07448481
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of American College Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177536105
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2068960