PATRONES DE COMPORTAMIENTO RELACIONADOS CON LA SALUD EN UNA MUESTRA ESPAÑOLA DE POBLACIÓN GENERAL

This article analyzes the prevalence of risk health behaviors in a suburban community (for example: tobacco, alcoholic drinks and coffee consumption, negligent oral hygiene, lack of weight control and sedentary lifestyle). A sample of 680 subjects was selected according to sex and age distribution....

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Main Authors: Pons Diez, Xavier, Gil Lacruz, Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Católica de Colombia 2008-06-01
Series:Acta Colombiana de Psicología
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Online Access:http://regweb.ucatolica.edu.co:8484/publicaciones/psicologia/ACTA/v11n1/articulosrevista/art-09.pdf
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Summary:This article analyzes the prevalence of risk health behaviors in a suburban community (for example: tobacco, alcoholic drinks and coffee consumption, negligent oral hygiene, lack of weight control and sedentary lifestyle). A sample of 680 subjects was selected according to sex and age distribution. The Healthy Behaviors Questionnaire by Herrero, Musitu and Garcia (1996) was administered . In order to study the relation between variables, correlation and variance analyses were conducted. According to the results, sex and age have a significant statistical impact on these behaviors
ISSN:0123-9155
1909-9711