Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequalities - axis Health inequalities. Research unit INSIDE, University of Luxembourg, Belval Campus, L-4366, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan 6;20(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7913-8.
University postgraduates' mobility towards, and outside the EU is continuously increasing, creating a competitive context in which maintaining a high life satisfaction (LS) is a public health challenge. However, the relationship between LS and its determinants among this population are under-documented. Our aims were to measure LS indicators of mobile postgraduates (Intra EU: Who pursue part of their studies in Europe; Outside EU: Who study outside of Europe) versus non-mobile (pursue their studies in Luxembourg), and to analyze the associations between LS and career attitudes, socioeconomic characteristics, and health-related factors for each group.
Six hundred and sixty-four (644) students obtained financial aid from the Luxembourgish government independent of their family's socioeconomic situation. Contacted by post, they completed an online questionnaire. Analyses included a multiple linear regression model in which only significant relationships (p < 0.05) were used.
Three groups were created: Mobile intra EU (n = 381), mobile outside EU (n = 43) and non-mobile (n = 66) postgraduates. Health satisfaction was positively linked to LS, in all groups. Among the mobile outside EU group, majority (63.2%) were men and 57.9% did not live alone - health was the only determinant which contributed to their LS. Among the mobile intra EU, majority (57.8%) were women, and 64.3% not living alone. Autonomy and career adaptability attitudes were positively associated with their LS (b: 0.210 and 0.119, respectively), whereas the worry factor was negatively (b: - 0.153 and -0.159) associated. The non-mobile, were the oldest of the three groups. Majority (51.6%) were women, and 93.7% did not live alone. Career optimism and planning attitudes were positively correlated to their LS (regression parameter estimates (b: 0.400 and 0.212, respectively).
Attention should be devoted to the LS of local and cosmopolitan students, as it seems to be a relevant health indicator. Overall, the farther the mobility was, the higher the postgraduates' general LS (8.5/10) was; this indicator was higher than the LS indicator for the age group 25-34 years 7.53/10 (EU-28, in 2013). University' services could promote the development of career projects and the promotion of health to enhance postgraduates' LS. University policy makers need to ensure this for all students.
越来越多的大学生选择在欧盟内外流动，这使得他们的生活满意度（LS）成为了公共卫生领域的一项挑战。然而，这一人群的 LS 及其决定因素之间的关系尚未得到充分记录。我们的目的是衡量流动研究生（欧盟内：在欧洲完成部分学业的学生；欧盟外：在欧洲以外国家学习的学生）和非流动研究生（在卢森堡完成学业的学生）的 LS 指标，并分析每个群体的 LS 与职业态度、社会经济特征和健康相关因素之间的关系。
664 名（644 名）学生获得了卢森堡政府的财政援助，而不论其家庭的社会经济状况如何。他们通过邮寄方式收到了一份在线问卷，并完成了填写。分析包括一个多元线性回归模型，其中仅使用有显著关系的变量（p<0.05）。
创建了三个组：流动欧盟内（n=381）、流动欧盟外（n=43）和非流动（n=66）研究生。在所有组中，健康满意度与 LS 呈正相关。在流动欧盟外组中，大多数（63.2%）是男性，57.9%的人独居-健康是唯一对 LS 有贡献的决定因素。在流动欧盟内组中，大多数（57.8%）是女性，64.3%的人独居。自主和职业适应能力态度与 LS 呈正相关（b 值分别为 0.210 和 0.119），而担忧因素则呈负相关（b 值分别为-0.153 和-0.159）。非流动组是三个组中年龄最大的一组。大多数（51.6%）是女性，93.7%的人独居。职业乐观和规划态度与 LS 呈正相关（回归参数估计值（b 值分别为 0.400 和 0.212）。
应关注本地和国际学生的 LS，因为它似乎是一个相关的健康指标。总的来说，流动范围越广，研究生的总体 LS（8.5/10）越高；这一指标高于欧盟 25-34 岁年龄组（2013 年）的 LS 指标（7.53/10）。大学服务可以促进职业项目的发展和健康的促进，以提高研究生的 LS。大学决策者需要确保所有学生都能享受到这一点。
