title: Binge drinking in female college students: the association of physical activity, weight concern, and depressive symptoms.
abstract: As an initial step in building gender-specific binge drinking intervention programs, the authors investigated the relation of potentially modifiable factors (physical activity level, weight concern, and depressive symptoms) to binge drinking while controlling for the effects of previously established correlates of binge drinking (tobacco and marijuana use, GPA, and perception of peer alcohol use). Four-hundred-twelve college women completed an in-class survey. Multivariate analyses revealed that tobacco and marijuana use, GPA, and physical activity were significantly associated with binge drinking, whereas tobacco use and perception of peers' alcohol use were associated with more frequent binge drinking. The findings suggested that the variables associated with any binge drinking and frequency of binge drinking may differ and that binge drinking can be associated with positive health behaviors (ie, greater physical activity) as well as risky health behaviors (eg, tobacco use).
authors.affiliation: Nicotine Dependence Center Research Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. vickersdouglas.kristin@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Kristin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Vickers
authors.forename: Christi A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Patten
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bronars
authors.forename: Kristi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Susanna R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Ivana T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Croghan
authors.forename: Darrell R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D009043:Motor Activity; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities; D016387:Women's Health