Examining Relationships between Multiple Health Risk Behaviors, Well-Being, and Productivity

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 843-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry E. Evers ◽  
Patricia H. Castle ◽  
James O. Prochaska ◽  
Janice M. Prochaska
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Life Evaluation ◽  
Multiple Health

Traditionally, the concept of health promotion has emphasized the reduction of health risk behaviors to reduce disease and impairment. Well-being research expands this focus to include positive constructs such as thriving, productivity, life-evaluation, and emotional and physical health. The objective of the present study was to examine the relationships between health risk behaviors and specific measures of individual well-being. Participants ( N = 790) from 49 states completed a one-time online assessment that included the Life-Evaluation Index, Emotional and Physical Health Ladders, the Health Risk Intervention Assessment, and the Work Productivity and Activity Improvement Questionnaire for General Health. Life Evaluation and physical and emotional health were all inversely related to the number of health risk behaviors, with higher well-being scores associated with lower number of risk behaviors. Across the three Life Evaluation categories (Suffering, Struggling, and Thriving) the number of health risk behaviors decreased, productivity loss decreased, and emotional and physical health increased. The results add to previous research on how reducing multiple health risk behaviors can be combined with well-being, i.e., an emphasis on increasing life-evaluation, emotional and physical health, better functioning, and productivity.

scholarly journals Enhancing Multiple Domains of Well-Being by Decreasing Multiple Health Risk Behaviors: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 276-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
James O. Prochaska ◽  
Kerry E. Evers ◽  
Patricia H. Castle ◽  
Janet L. Johnson ◽  
Janice M. Prochaska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Multiple Health

scholarly journals Changing multiple health risk behaviors in CHOICES

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Shannon K. Johnson ◽  
Kirk von Sternberg ◽  
Mary M. Velasquez
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Multiple Health

Association of health-risk behaviors and depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms: a school-based sample of Chinese adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. e189-e198
Author(s):  
Xiaomin Luo ◽  
Yu Zhou ◽  
Ruimin Zheng ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Yue Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
School Students ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
Multiple Health

Abstract Background Depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms of adolescents not only affect youth but also have wide-ranging impacts on the health of adults. The study was carried out to determine the epidemiological characteristics of depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms and the associations between the two and health-risk behaviors in Chinese adolescents. Methods Participants were recruited from the junior and senior high schools in China. Data were collected by self-designed questionnaires. The questionnaires included questions about demographic characteristics, depressive symptom scales, anxiety symptom scales and nine categories of health-risk behaviors. Descriptive analysis and binary logistic regression were performed by SPSS 21.0 software. Results There were 4.4% of the participants with depressive symptoms. Approximately 32.0% of the participants had anxiety symptoms. Girls and general senior school students were risk factors for depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms. Multiple health-risk behaviors were associated with depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms in Chinese adolescents. Conclusion Depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms were prevalent in Chinese adolescents. Their distribution was affected by certain health-risk behaviors. Multiple health-risk behaviors were associated with depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms in Chinese adolescents.

Does Sexual Orientation Relate to Health and Well-Being? Analysis of Adults 50+ Years of Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1282-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christi L Nelson ◽  
Ross Andel
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Cognitive Health ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Design And Methods

Abstract Background and Objectives Based on the Minority Stress Theory, this article examines the associations between sexual orientation and self-reported measures of physical, mental, and cognitive health, as well as health risk behaviors. Research Design and Methods The analytical sample included members of the 2016 wave of the Health and Retirement Study aged 50+ years. Binary and ordered logistic regressions were conducted to assess whether being a sexual minority was associated with poorer self-rated physical, mental, and cognitive health, as well as being more likely to engage in health risk behaviors. Results In analyses using overall and propensity-matched samples, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) participants were about twice as likely to report ever having depression as their heterosexual counterparts but were also more likely to report better self-rated health. The LGB group was more likely to report ever having smoked but were not significantly different in any of the other health risk behaviors. Discussion and Implications LGB individuals appear to be at greater risk of ever experiencing depression than heterosexual individuals but, at the same time, report better physical health. This may suggest a tendency for resilience. Differences in health risk behavior may also exist. Mental health and other medical professionals should receive special training to better understand the unique problems of LGB individuals.

scholarly journals Associations of Psychosocial Factors with Multiple Health Behaviors: A Population-Based Study of Middle-Aged Men and Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Thomas ◽  
Evalill Nilsson ◽  
Karin Festin ◽  
Pontus Henriksson ◽  
Mats Lowén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Vital Exhaustion ◽  
Multiple Health

Background: The health behaviors smoking, risky alcohol consumption, insufficient physical activity, and poor diet constitute the main contributors to non-communicable diseases. Clustering of risk behaviors is common and increases the risk of these diseases. Despite health benefits, it is difficult to change health behaviors. Psychosocial factors could play a role in health behavior change, with research showing relationships between unfavorable psychosocial factors and health risk behaviors. However, many studies only investigated one or two health behaviors at a time. The present study, therefore, aimed to investigate associations between a broad range of psychosocial factors and multiple health risk behaviors in a general middle-aged population in Sweden. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to investigate a random sample from the general population in Sweden (n = 1007, 45–69 years, 50% women). Questionnaire data on health behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and fruit/vegetable intake) and psychosocial factors, with both psychological and social resources (social integration, emotional support, perceived control, self-esteem, sense of coherence and trust) and psychological risk factors (cynicism, vital exhaustion, hopelessness and depressiveness), were analyzed. Logistic and ordinal logistic regression were used to analyze associations between psychosocial factors and multiple (0–1, 2 or 3–4) health risk behaviors. Results: A total of 50% of the sample had two health risk behaviors and 18% had three health risk behaviors. After adjusting for age, sex, education, employment status, and immigrant status, eight out of 10 psychosocial factors (exceptions: social integration and self-esteem) showed significant odds ratios (ORs) in the expected directions; low levels of psychosocial resources and high levels of psychosocial risk factors were associated with multiple risk behaviors. The strongest associations with multiple risk behaviors were seen for vital exhaustion (adjusted (adj.) OR 1.28; confidence interval (CI) 1.11–1.46), depressiveness (adj. OR 1.32, CI 1.14–1.52), and trust (adj. OR 0.80, CI 0.70–0.91). When controlling for all psychosocial factors in the same model, only the association with trust remained statistically significant (adj. OR 0.89, CI 0.73–1.00, p = 0.050). Associations with individual health behaviors were fewer and scattered, with no psychosocial factor being related to all four behaviors. Conclusions: Examining associations between a broad range of psychosocial factors and multiple health risk behaviors revealed consistent and significant associations for almost all psychosocial factors. These associations were stronger compared to associations to single health risk behaviors. Our findings support the relevance of considering psychosocial aspects in interventions aimed at health behavior change, especially for people with multiple health risk behaviors.

Longitudinal Effects of Latino Parent Cultural Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Family Functioning on Youth Emotional Well-Being and Health Risk Behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 981-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco ◽  
Alan Meca ◽  
Jennifer B. Unger ◽  
Andrea Romero ◽  
José Szapocznik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Cultural Stress ◽  
Longitudinal Effects

scholarly journals Cigarette Smoking and Multiple Health Risk Behaviors: A Latent Class Regression Model to Identify a Profile of Young Adolescents

Risk Analysis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1771-1782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena Charrier ◽  
Paola Berchialla ◽  
Paola Dalmasso ◽  
Alberto Borraccino ◽  
Patrizia Lemma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Latent Class Regression ◽  
Multiple Health

Multiple health risk behaviors in German first year university students

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Keller ◽  
Jason E. Maddock ◽  
Wolfgang Hannöver ◽  
J. René Thyrian ◽  
Heinz-Dieter Basler
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Multiple Health
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