Differences in Health Risk Behaviors between College Freshmen Living in Special Interest Housing and Traditional Housing

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dc.contributor.authorO'Neill, Erin Kristineen
dc.contributor.committeechairStratton, Richard K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBurton, John K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPeterson, Michaelen
dc.contributor.committeememberHosig, Kathryn W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRedican, Kerry J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBrooks, Timothyen
dc.contributor.departmentTeaching and Learningen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:13:24Zen
dc.date.adate2007-09-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:13:24Zen
dc.date.issued2007-05-24en
dc.date.rdate2007-09-06en
dc.date.sdate2007-06-19en
dc.description.abstractLiterature reveals that college freshmen that reside on American campuses partake in many risky health behaviors, but little is known on the effects of housing on these risk behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the health risk behaviors of college freshmen that lived in either traditional, non-themed housing or in wellness themed housing (WELL) and if there was a difference between the two. Four research questions guided this study: (1). What are the risk behaviors of freshmen college students? (2). What are the risk behaviors of students in the WELL LC? (3). What are the risk behaviors of freshman residing in traditional housing? (4). What are the differences in risk behaviors between the freshmen living in the WELL LC and traditionally housed freshmen? The health risk behaviors that were determined for testing were injury-related behaviors, substance use behaviors, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, physical activity and sleep. The instrument used was a combination of the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey and Epworth Sleep Survey. The Traditional and the WELL completed the surveys in the beginning of the fall semester and again at the end of the spring semester of the same academic year. There were a higher percentage of alcohol-related injury behaviors, substance use and sexual activity in traditional residents. Dietary behaviors, physical activity and sleep behaviors were not significantly different between Traditional and WELL residents. The conclusion of this study indicated that the WELL housing may have had a positive effect on abstaining from alcohol, drugs, and sexual behaviors. Further research is needed to explore the root cause of these behavioral differences.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-06192007-113600en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06192007-113600/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/28081en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartONeill.Doctoral.Dissertation1.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCollege Freshmenen
dc.subjectHealth Risk Behaviorsen
dc.subjectResidential Housingen
dc.titleDifferences in Health Risk Behaviors between College Freshmen Living in Special Interest Housing and Traditional Housingen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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