OBJECTIVE: Because of the serious nature of psychiatric illness and related problems, the authors attempted to identify demographic, individual, and behavioral factors linked to university students' psychological health. PARTICIPANTS: They surveyed 353 (60.9% female) predominantly Caucasian (88.7%) university students attending a large public university. METHODS: The authors used a self-report questionnaire including valid and reliable psychometric instruments for all study variables. They conducted multiple regression analyses to examine associations among study variables using a cross-sectional design. RESULTS: More favorable health states (ie, greater psychological well-being and less distress) were positively associated with optimism, health values, and religiousness and were negatively associated with spirituality and number of sexual partners. CONCLUSIONS: Results demonstrated that multiple protective and risk factors contribute to the psychological well-being and distress of university students. Health promotion practitioners should adopt strategies that strengthen the personality characteristics and values associated with university students' psychological health.
OBJECTIVE: Because of the serious nature of psychiatric illness and related problems, the authors attempted to identify demographic, individual, and behavioral factors linked to university students' psychological health. PARTICIPANTS: They surveyed 353 (60.9% female) predominantly Caucasian (88.7%) university students attending a large public university. METHODS: The authors used a self-report questionnaire including valid and reliable psychometric instruments for all study variables. They conducted multiple regression analyses to examine associations among study variables using a cross-sectional design. RESULTS: More favorable health states (ie, greater psychological well-being and less distress) were positively associated with optimism, health values, and religiousness and were negatively associated with spirituality and number of sexual partners. CONCLUSIONS: Results demonstrated that multiple protective and risk factors contribute to the psychological well-being and distress of university students. Health promotion practitioners should adopt strategies that strengthen the personality characteristics and values associated with university students' psychological health.
Authors: Margaret Anne Defeyter; Paul B Stretesky; Michael A Long; Sinéad Furey; Christian Reynolds; Debbie Porteous; Alyson Dodd; Emily Mann; Anna Kemp; James Fox; Andrew McAnallen; Lara Gonçalves Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2021-04-26
Authors: Jesús de la Fuente; Israel Mañas; Clemente Franco; Adolfo J Cangas; Encarnación Soriano Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2018-10-11 Impact factor: 3.390