title: The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Alcohol Use Among Adults in the United States.
abstract: To synthesize published literature that has tested the relationship between physical activity and alcohol use.
  
  
  
  A systematic review of literature published between January 2005 and May 2015 was conducted by searching the databases: PsychInfo, Medline, and Pubmed.
  
  
  
  Inclusion criteria: must have tested for the relationship between physical activity and alcohol use; used adult samples within the United States.
  
  
  
  utilized samples from outside the United States, adolescents, or alcohol dependent and heavy drinkers.
  
  
  
  Data were extracted from studies that achieved a quality score of 4 or greater. The following information was recorded for each study: sample characteristics, the variable that served as the predictor, study design, covariates included in analyses, and the direction/nature of the relationship.
  
  
  
  The search captured 1036 unique articles, 16 of which were included in the final systematic review.
  
  
  
  Nearly 88% of the studies with college students and 75% of studies with nonstudent adults reported a positive relationship between physical activity and alcohol use.
  
  
  
  Research published in the past decade implies a positive relationship between physical activity and alcohol use. Findings have important implications for the design of health promotion programs targeting physical activity and alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Paige
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dwan
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000067292:Alcohol Drinking in College; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: adults; alcohol use; physical activity; systematic review