Faculty of Sports Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Faculty of Education and Development Science, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
J Am Coll Health. 2021 Feb-Mar;69(2):176-184. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1657871. Epub 2019 Oct 21.
Describe and compare levels of happiness, psychological well-being, perceived stress, and health behaviors of university students. Thai university students were selected (N = 478) during November 2016 using random cluster sampling. A health and well-being questionnaire was constructed, translated from English to Thai, back-translated, and pilot tested. Descriptive and chi-square statistics were calculated for study variables. Thai male students had lower happiness and psychological well-being than Thai female students. Overall, Thai students had lower happiness and higher perceived stress than US/UK samples. Thai male students reported greater alcohol and tobacco use than Thai female students. Overall, Thai students reported inadequate diet (57%), poor sleep quantity/quality (67%) and depressive symptoms (40%). These preliminary results identify specific areas of concern in the health and well-being of Thai university students. Further analyses are needed to shed light on the factors contributing to these increased health risks.
描述和比较大学生的幸福感、心理健康、感知压力和健康行为水平。2016 年 11 月，采用随机整群抽样法选取了泰国大学生（N=478）。编制了一份健康和福祉问卷，从英语翻译为泰语，再翻译回英语，并进行了预试验。对研究变量进行了描述性和卡方统计分析。泰国男学生的幸福感和心理健康水平低于泰国女学生。总体而言，泰国学生的幸福感低于美国/英国样本，感知压力高于美国/英国样本。泰国男学生报告的酒精和烟草使用量高于泰国女学生。总体而言，泰国学生报告饮食不均衡（57%）、睡眠数量/质量差（67%）和抑郁症状（40%）。这些初步结果确定了泰国大学生健康和福祉方面的具体关注领域。需要进一步分析来阐明导致这些健康风险增加的因素。
