Differences in weight-related behavioral profiles by sexual orientation among college men: A latent class analysis

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 623-633

  VanKim, Nicole A ^a   Erickson, Darin J ^b   Eisenberg, Marla E ^c   Lust, Katherine ^c   Rosser, B R Simon ^b   Laska, Melissa N ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

College Males; Dietary Intake; Health focus: physical activity, nutrition, and weight control; Manuscript format: research; Outcome measure: behavioral; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Research purpose: modeling relationship testing; Setting: state; Sexual Orientation Disparities; Strategy: skill building behavior change and culture change; Study design: nonexperimental; Target population age: adults; Target population circumstances: education and geographic location; Unhealthy Weight Control; Young Adults

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BISEXUAL MALE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA; MODEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKILL; STUDY DESIGN; WEIGHT CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994719249     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: 21686602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.140714-QUAN-331     Document Type: Article

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