Journal
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 6, Pages 638-642Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.6.638
Keywords
stress; diet; exercise; alcohol; smoking; adults
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [P30DK050456] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK50456] Funding Source: Medline
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The study examined associations between perceived stress and fat intake, exercise, alcohol consumption, and smoking behaviors. Data were from surveys of 12,110 individuals in 26 worksites participating in the SUCCESS project (D. J. Hennrikus, R. W. Jeffery, & H. A. Lando, 1995), a study of smoking cessation interventions. Linear regression analyses examined cross-sectional associations between stress level and health behaviors. Analyses were stratified by gender and controlled for demographics. High stress for both men and women was associated with a higher fat diet, less frequent exercise, cigarette smoking, recent increases in smoking, less self-efficacy to quit smoking, and less self-efficacy to not smoke when stressed. Stress was not associated with alcohol intake. Findings suggest that the association between stress and disease may be moderated in part by unhealthy behaviors.
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