Identity consolidation and health risk behaviors in college students

Seth J. Schwartz; Larry F. Forthun; Russell D. Ravert; Byron L. Zamboanga; Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor; Beryl J. Filton; Su Yeong Kim; Liliana Rodriguez; Robert S. Weisskirch; Michael Vernon; Yuliya Shneyderman; Michelle K. Williams; Bede V. Agocha; Monika Hudson

doi:10.5993/ajhb.34.2.9

Identity consolidation and health risk behaviors in college students

Seth J. Schwartz, Larry F. Forthun, Russell D. Ravert, Byron L. Zamboanga, Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor, Beryl J. Filton, Su Yeong Kim, Liliana Rodriguez, Robert S. Weisskirch, Michael Vernon, Yuliya Shneyderman, Michelle K. Williams, Bede V. Agocha, Monika Hudson

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Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the protective role of personal identity consolidation against health risk behaviors in college-attending emerging adults. Methods: A multisite sample of 1546 college students completed measures of personal identity consolidation and recent risk behavior engagement. Results: Multivariate Poisson regression indicated that personal identity consolidation was negatively related to binge drinking, illicit drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and risky driving. These findings were consistent across gender, ethnicity, and place of residence. Conclusions: A consolidated sense of personal identity may protect college-attending emerging adults from health-compromising behaviors. Health professionals could incorporate an identity development component into college health programming.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	214-224
Number of pages	11
Journal	American journal of health behavior
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.34.2.9
State	Published - 2010

Keywords

Alcohol use
College students
Identity
Illicit drug use
Impaired driving
Unsafe sex

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Schwartz, S. J., Forthun, L. F., Ravert, R. D., Zamboanga, B. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Filton, B. J., Kim, S. Y., Rodriguez, L., Weisskirch, R. S., Vernon, M., Shneyderman, Y., Williams, M. K., Agocha, B. V., & Hudson, M. (2010). Identity consolidation and health risk behaviors in college students. American journal of health behavior, 34(1), 214-224. https://doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.34.2.9

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