Biomedical subjects

C M Cychosz

Publications and source records attributed to C M Cychosz.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1997

The efficacy of a university drug education course on factors that influence alcohol use.

The purpose of this investigation was to assess the impact that a Drug Education course has on motives, consequences, attitudes, and perceptions regarding alcohol use in a sample of university students, and to discern if these parameters alter substance usage. There were a total of 121 respondents (32 male, 94 female). Following the course, students reported a slight elevation in the motivation to drink alcohol to facilitate studying. However, drinking because they enjoyed the taste, drinking to get drunk, and drinking to celebrate special occasions decreased significantly following the course. No significant differences were noted in patterns of drinking consequences or selected attitudes toward alcohol use. Students did, however, perceive alcohol to be a more dangerous substance in the post-test. No gender differences were observed.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1994

Development of an exercise identity scale.

This study examined an instrument measuring the salience of an individual's identification with exercise as an integral part of the concept of self. The 9-item Exercise Identity Scale was given to 51 college students. Test-retest reliability (1 wk.) was .93 and Cronbach alpha. 94. Assessment of the relationship between exercise identity scores and other variables related to participation in exercise documents evidence for validity. A measure of exercise identity may help identify persons least likely and most likely to maintain an exercise program and so may assist in the development of effective intervention strategies.

Adult↗

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Psychosocial similarities and differences among employed and unemployed heart transplant recipients.

This study investigated the association between employment and selected psychosocial factors in 132 heart transplant recipients from five medical centers. A questionnaire was used to determine employment status and evaluate the psychosocial variables. Variables were employment, self-esteem, identity stability, preoccupation with self, control over destiny, independence versus dependence, depression, anxiety, quality of life, and body image. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to explore whether the four employment status groups (employed, not employed, retired, and disabled) differed on the psychosocial attributes. Analysis of employment status by rejection and infection revealed no differences among groups. Univariate F-ratios for employment status showed significant differences on all psychosocial variables except anxiety and preoccupation with self. Thus it appears that employment is associated with a number of important psychosocial factors. Overall, the employed and retired groups scored the highest on the psychosocial variables tested. The disabled group displayed significantly higher scores on the psychosocial variables than the not-employed group. It may be that the disabled group has a more socially accepted identity than the not-employed group.

Anxiety↗