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• TITLE: The Influence of Personality and Health Beliefs on Maintaining Proper Hydration

  AUTHORS: Stephen M. Patterson, Deborah E. Spinks

  KEYWORDS: Hydration, Adherence, Health Beliefs, Health Behaviors, Personality

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.2 No.8, November 4, 2011

  ABSTRACT: The present study was designed to examine factors that could facilitate or impede adherence to proper hydration. Forty volunteers (20 male, 20 female) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: Informed Group (n = 20) and Uninformed Group (n = 20). Bioelectrical impedance was used to measure intracellular (ICW) and extracellular (ECW) body water at Time 1 and 2. Personality, health beliefs, and health behaviors inventories were administered at Time 1. A health information brochure on proper hydration and consequences of poor hydration was given to the Informed Group. All participants were given six 1-liter bottles of water and drank two bottles per day. Both ICW, F(1,38) = 4.79, p β = .266, p r = .36, p r = .33, p β = –.053, p