Background: Behavior is one of the most important components in health. While the impacts
of adolescent risky activities have been studied extensively, less attention has been paid to …

PURPOSE: To determine dimensions of healthy and unhealthy behaviors of young people
aged 12 to 21 years to better inform measures of adolescent health behavior and assist in …

Few studies have examined the context of a wide range of risk behaviors among emerging
adults (ages 18–25 years), approximately half of whom in the USA enroll in post-secondary …

PURPOSE: To:(a) establish criteria for defining positive health behaviors and lifestyle; and
(b) identify characteristics of adolescents who practice a healthy lifestyle. METHODS …

Objectives: To address chronic disease risk holistically from a behavioral perspective,
insights are needed to refine understanding of the covariance of key health behaviors. This …

Early adolescence is a pivotal developmental period when multiple health risk behaviors,
such as obesity and substance use, are often established. Several psychosocial factors …

Purpose. This study identified underlying subgroups among college students in terms of
lifestyle characteristics and health risk behaviors and then investigated how demographic …

Purpose: Using a non-categorical approach, the aim of our study was to compare risk
behaviors between youths living with a chronic condition and their healthy peers, controlling …

Background Lack of regular physical activity, high sedentary behavior and presence of
unbalanced alimentary practices are attitudes associated with an inadequate lifestyle …

Objective. We documented health-related behavior clustering among US young adults and
assessed the extent to which educational attainment was associated with the identified …