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The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Alcohol Consumption, An Experience Sampling Study among Dutch Students
Lenz, L.C. (2024) The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Alcohol Consumption, An Experience Sampling Study among Dutch Students.
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| Abstract: | Current research on the relationship between physical activity (PA) and alcohol consumption (AC) holds inconsistent results. This could be because most studies have been conducted using retrospective techniques, which can heavily skew results due to memory bias. To produce accurate results, the current research applies Experience Sampling (ES) to answer the research question “What is the relationship between AC and PA among students in the Netherlands?”. An additional focus is set on the relevance of ‘treat’ and ‘guilt’ for this association. Multi-method research was performed as Dutch students (N = 68) answered ES questionnaires related to AC and PA twice a day for seven days. No significant relationship between PA and AC has been found, and neither when comparing average AC levels of three PA intensity groups. A significant positive relationship between AC and experience of guilt was only found with the ‘number of alcoholic drinks’, but not for ‘average AC’. The findings suggest that the sub-code ‘treat’ might explain the relationship between AC and PA to some degree. No responses indicated that students engage in PA because they experience guilt after AC. The findings must be treated cautiously as the overall availability of data was limited. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98081 |
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