Citation

Paxton RJ, Valois RF, Watkins KW, Huebner ES, Drane JW. Am. J. Health Behav. 2007; 31(3): 272-283.

Affiliation

Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. rpaxton@crch.hawaii.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, PNG Publications)

DOI

10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.3.272

PMID

17402867

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between depressed mood and clusters of health risk behaviors. METHODS: A nationally representative sample of adolescents (N=15,214) was utilized to construct 10 pseudocontinuous health risk behaviors. Cluster analysis was performed to group adolescents, and subsequent multivariable logistic models were created. RESULTS: Compared to non-risk takers, belonging to risk clusters significantly increased the odds of reporting depressed mood. African Americans in high-risk clusters appeared to be more vulnerable to depressed mood, when compared to remaining racial groups. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that adolescents engaging in multiple health-risk behaviors do so in the context of depressed mood.

Language: en