Physical Activity, Sports Participation, and Suicidal Behavior among College Students

Physical Activity, Sports Participation, and Suicidal Behavior among College Students

Used data from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to evaluate the relationship between physical activity, sports participation, and suicide among college students. Overall, selected physical activity patterns were associated in a non-systematic manner with decreased or increased o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2002-07, Vol.34 (7), p.1087-1096
Hauptverfasser: Brown, David R, Blanton, Curtis J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol Drinking
Athletics
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
College Students
Female
Health Behavior
Higher Education
Humans
Life Style
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Health
Odds Ratio
Physical Activity Level
Physical Fitness
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Smoking
Sports
Substance-Related Disorders
Suicide
Suicide - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:Used data from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to evaluate the relationship between physical activity, sports participation, and suicide among college students. Overall, selected physical activity patterns were associated in a non-systematic manner with decreased or increased odds of suicidal behavior among male and female college students, respectively. Sports participation was protective against suicidal behavior. (SM)
ISSN:0195-9131
DOI:10.1097/00005768-200207000-00006