title: Moderators of the relationship between physical activity and alcohol consumption in college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Among college students, several studies have found a positive relationship between physical activity and alcohol use. The current study tested gender, Greek status, and ethnicity as potential moderators of the physical activity-alcohol use relationship.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were college freshmen (n = 310) endorsing alcohol/drug use.
  
  
  METHODS
  Students completed questionnaires assessing a number of health behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated that gender and Greek status were significant moderators of the relationship between physical activity and alcohol consumption. There was a positive relationship between physical activity and alcohol use for men and Greeks, but not for females and non-Greeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that exercise does not serve as a protective factor for any of the subgroups of college students studied and is positively associated with drinking among college students who are men and/or involved with the Greek system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA. Joanna.buscemi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buscemi
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Ali M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Yurasek
authors.forename: Ashley E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult