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Alcohol Use And Strenuous Physical Activity In College Students: A Longitudinal Test Of 2 Explanatory Models Of Health Behavior, Heather A. Davis, Elizabeth N. Riley, Gregory T. Smith, Richard S. Milich, Jessica L. Burris
Alcohol Use And Strenuous Physical Activity In College Students: A Longitudinal Test Of 2 Explanatory Models Of Health Behavior, Heather A. Davis, Elizabeth N. Riley, Gregory T. Smith, Richard S. Milich, Jessica L. Burris
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Objective: To help clarify the effect of gender on the bidirectional relationship between alcohol use and strenuous physical activity in college students. Participants: Five hundred twenty-four (52% female) college students recruited in August 2008 and 2009 and followed up in April 2009 and April 2011, respectively. Methods: Participants reported their alcohol use and strenuous physical activity on 2 occasions (baseline and follow-up) spaced approximately 1 or 2 years apart. Results: For females, alcohol use quantity at baseline was associated with increased strenuous physical activity at 1- and 2-year follow-ups, and alcohol use frequency at baseline was …
Validity Of Center For Epidemiologic Studies Depression (Ces-D) Scale In A Sample Of Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans, Ana R. Quiñones, Stephen M. Thielke, Michael E. Clark, Kristin M. Phillips, Christine Elnitsky, Elena M. Andresen
Validity Of Center For Epidemiologic Studies Depression (Ces-D) Scale In A Sample Of Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans, Ana R. Quiñones, Stephen M. Thielke, Michael E. Clark, Kristin M. Phillips, Christine Elnitsky, Elena M. Andresen
Psychology Faculty Publications
Objectives: Optimal depression screening necessitates measurement tools that are valid across varied populations and in the presence of comorbidities.
Methods: This study assessed the test properties of two versions of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale against psychiatric diagnoses established by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview among a clinical sample of US Veterans deployed during Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn. Participants (N = 359) recruited from two Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals completed a clinical interview, structured diagnostic interview, and self-reported measures.
Results: Based on diagnostic interview and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders …