Associations Between Depressed Mood and Clusters of Health Risk Behaviors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Description
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.
Citation Information
Paxton, Raheem J.; Valois, Robert F.; Watkins, Ken W.; Huebner, E. Scott; and Drane, J. Wazner. 2007. Associations Between Depressed Mood and Clusters of Health Risk Behaviors. American Journal of Health Behavior. Vol.31(3). 272-283. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.31.3.5 ISSN: 1087-3244