Credit card debt, stress and key health risk behaviors among college students

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 400-407

  Nelson, Melissa C ^a   Lust, Katherine ^a   Story, Mary ^a   Ehlinger, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

College health; Diet; Exercise; Obesity; Prevention research; Socioeconomic factors; Stress (psychological)

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CREDIT CARD DEBT; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WELLBEING;

EID: 47149114772     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.22.6.400     Document Type: Article

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