title: Correlates of University Students' Soft and Energy Drink Consumption According to Gender and Residency.
abstract: This study assessed personal and environmental correlates of Belgian university students' soft and energy drink consumption and investigated whether these associations were moderated by gender or residency. Four hundred twenty-five university students completed a self-reported on-line questionnaire assessing socio-demographics, health status, soft and energy drink consumption, as well as personal and environmental factors related to soft and energy drink consumption. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted. Students believing soft drink intake should be minimized (individual subjective norm), finding it less difficult to avoid soft drinks (perceived behavioral control), being convinced they could avoid soft drinks in different situations (self-efficacy), having family and friends who rarely consume soft drinks (modelling), and having stricter family rules about soft drink intake were less likely to consume soft drinks. Students showing stronger behavioral control, having stricter family rules about energy drink intake, and reporting lower energy drink availability were less likely to consume energy drinks. Gender and residency moderated several associations between psychosocial constructs and consumption. Future research should investigate whether interventions focusing on the above personal and environmental correlates can indeed improve university students' beverage choices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels 1050, Belgium. Tom.Deliens@vub.ac.be.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deliens
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels 1050, Belgium. pclarys@vub.ac.be.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarys
authors.affiliation: Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, Ghent 9000, Belgium. ilse.debourdeaudhuij@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Bourdeaudhuij
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels 1050, Belgium. ilse.debourdeaudhuij@ugent.be.|Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, Ghent 9000, Belgium. ilse.debourdeaudhuij@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Benedicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Deforche
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D061215:Energy Drinks; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: caffeinated beverages; college; determinants; moderators; soda; sugar sweetened beverages