Relationship Between Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors and Risk Behaviors of College Students
Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China
| Abstract: | Objective: To investigate the relationship between unhealthy weight control behaviors and risk behaviors of college students, and provide reference for students’ weight control behaviors intervention. Methods: A total of 1507 college students were selected to participate in a questionnaire by using convenience sampling method. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the influences made by risk behaviors on unhealthy weight control behaviors. Results: The incidence of unhealthy weight control behaviors of college students was 8.4%. There were significant differences between different gender, grade, smoking, drinking alcohol, gambling, self-injury, sex behavior, eating dessert, eating fried food and picky eating students’ incidence of unhealthy weight control behaviors (2=22.167, 10.102, 59.766, 25.082, 95.210, 150.340, 21.929, 6.179, 22.639, 7.494, P<0.05), the males’ (12.8%) was beyond the females’ (5.8%), the grade ones’ (10.9%) was beyond the grade two and threes’ (6.6%, 6.0%), the students’ with smoking, drinking alcohol, gambling, self- injury, sexual behavior, eating desserts, eating fried food more often, and picky eating were beyond than those without these behaviors (25.7% vs 6.7%, 14.5% vs 6.3%, 37.3% vs 6.7%, 47.9% vs 6.5%, 19.4 vs 7.4%, 9.7% vs 6.0%, 15.5% vs 6.8%, 10.5% vs 6.6%). Gambling (OR=2.942, 95%CI=1.511~5.727), self-injury (OR=6.859, 95%CI=3.486~13.494), eating dessert (OR=1.713, 95%CI=1.051~2.793) and picky eating (OR=2.086, 95%CI=1.382~3.150) were positively correlated with unhealthy weight control behaviors of college students (P<0.05). Conclusion: College students with gambling, self-injury, eating desserts and picky eating are more likely to have unhealthy weight control behaviors. In weight loss behavior intervention, students should be guided to avoid unhealthy weight control behaviors associated with risk behaviors. |
| Keywords: | Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors; Risk Behaviors; College Students; Relationship |
| DOI: | 10.57237/j.ssrf.2024.04.002 |
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Received: 12 July 2024
Accepted: 6 August 2024
Published Online: 8 August 2024
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