THE EFFECT OF WEIGHT PERCEPTION, SATISFACTION, AND BEHAVIOR ON ANABOLIC STEROID USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

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dc.contributor.advisorOwusu, Andrewen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrooker, Rachael Kathrynen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberWeatherby, Normanen_US
dc.contributor.departmentHealth & Human Performanceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-02T18:50:38Z
dc.date.available2014-06-02T18:50:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-04en_US
dc.description.abstractFew studies have examined predictors of anabolic steroid (AS) use among young adults not engaged in professional sports; especially at the college level. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gender, perceived AS use, perceived user weight, satisfaction with weight, healthy and unhealthy weight-control behaviors and self-reported AS use in college students.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study utilized data from 27,774 students who participated in the 2011 National College Health Assessment Survey. Logistic regression models layered by self-perceived weight status, were run to examine the relationship between independent variables and the dependent variable (AS use). Results indicated that age, gender, unhealthy weight-control behaviors, and perceived peer steroid use significantly predict anabolic steroid use among college students. The three separate models explained 20.3%, 12.9%, and 3.7% of the variance in AS use.en_US
dc.description.abstractResults from this study should be considered when designing interventions to address anabolic steroid use among college students.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3569
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectAgeen_US
dc.subjectAnabolic steroidsen_US
dc.subjectPerceived steroid useen_US
dc.subjectSatisfaction with weighten_US
dc.subjectWeight control behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectWeight perceptionen_US
dc.subject.umiHealth educationen_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.thesis.degreelevelMastersen_US
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF WEIGHT PERCEPTION, SATISFACTION, AND BEHAVIOR ON ANABOLIC STEROID USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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