CORONARY-DISEASE RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS

Health-related behaviors, attitudes and personality traits were analysed among 1184 university students. The instruments used were the EPQ-A (Eysenck and Eysenck, 1985). NEO-PI (Costa and McCrae, 1985), HLC (Wallston et al., 1976). and a life-styles questionnaire, The results indicated that most students, as a whole, showed positive life-styles, but significant differences were found when compared from the perspective of courses the students took. being more common negative life-styles among those studying humanities (Philology, Geography and History), followed by social sciences students. Gender was a possible moderating variable, given that men were more likely to assume an internal health locus of control orientation.