Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
13
Number
2
Page Numbers
pages 3-9
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2008
Abstract
Growing evidence indicates that anxious individuals are more likely to engage in unhealthy lifestyle behaviors associated with coronary heart disease. We examined the relationship of Trait Anxiety (T-Anx) with lifestyle behaviors and physiological variables in a sample of 34 college undergraduates scoring in the upper/lower quartiles on T-Anx (50% women). Participants were assessed for physiological variables (BP, BMI) and behaviors including cigarette smoking, activity/exercise level, alcohol intake, and sleep. High T-Anx participants smoked significantly more cigarettes, slept significantly fewer hours, and engaged in significantly less vigorous-intensity physical activity than low T-Anx participants. No significant differences between groups were noted on BP, BMI, overall activity level, or alcohol use. These findings provide evidence that high TAnx college-age individuals engage in unhealthy behaviors.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
7 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 13 no. 2 2008
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Garnaat, Sarah L.; Gwinn, Jessica E.; Riley, Sara L.; Winslow, Lisa A.; Hansbourgh, Michael C.; Zielinski, Amanda L.; Gorter, Erin L.; Blevins, Jennifer; and Sydeman, Sumner J.
(2008)
"Relationship between trait anxiety and health-related factors,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 13:
No.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol13/iss2/2
Department
Dept. of Psychology