Longitudinal Evaluation of Peer Health Education on a College Campus: Impact on Health Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	White, Sabina; Park, Yong S.; Israel, Tania; Cordero, Elizabeth D.
Titel	Longitudinal Evaluation of Peer Health Education on a College Campus: Impact on Health Behaviors
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 57 (2009) 5, S.497-506 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Health Education; Health Promotion; Nutrition; Health Behavior; Drug Use; Drinking; Longitudinal Studies; Sexuality; Eating Habits; Body Weight + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ernährung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Trinken; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Sexualität; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Körpergewicht
Abstract	Objective: The authors investigated the longitudinal impact of peer health education on the health behaviors of undergraduate students pertaining to alcohol and drug use, eating and nutrition, and sexual health. Participants: From fall 2003 to spring 2006, the authors annually administered a Web-based survey to a cohort of 2,000 randomly selected undergraduate students. Results: Students who had contact with peer health educators were significantly more likely over time than other students to report less alcohol consumption and fewer related negative consequences. Results also show that students who had contact with peer health educators initially endorsed engaging in unhealthy weight management and fat talk behaviors during their first year but decreased these unhealthy behaviors by their third year. No significant differences in sexual health behaviors were found. Conclusions: Results indicate that peer health educators play an important role in promoting healthy behaviors in the areas of alcohol and drug use and in eating and nutrition. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10