GUILT AND HELP FROM FRIENDS - VARIABLES RELATED TO HEALTHY BEHAVIOR

American college students' self-reported status regarding 13 health-re lated behaviors, and several potential predictors of healthy behavior were assessed. Healthy behaviors were, at best, weakly related to bein g informed about or agreeing with a rule that the unhealthy alternativ es were dangerous. Healthy behaviors were more strongly related to rep orts that guilty feelings would result from choosing the unhealthy alt ernatives arid that friends would help with the healthy behaviors. Hig her levels of reported self-control also predicted healthier behavior.