114456 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences , Babol, Iran.
114456 Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences , Babol, Iran.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2024 Apr 2;36(2):177-186. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2024-0026. eCollection 2024 Apr 1.
College students are often still relatively young, making their mental health more likely to be overlooked. A healthy lifestyle is considered the key to preventing and controlling mental health problems nowadays. This study aimed to investigate whether health-promoting lifestyle approaches manage mental health among adolescent/young college students.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 187 adolescent/young college students at Babol Medical Science University, Babol, Iran. Characteristic demographics, health-promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP), and general health questionnaire-28(GHQ-28) were filled out by students. The data were analyzed using correlation coefficient and simple and multiple linear regressions.
The majority of participants were adolescents (66.8%), single (97.9%), and bachelor's students (70.1%). The mean of the HPLP and GHQ scores was 125.09±18.12, and 33.58±10.50, respectively. HPLP was a negative significant predictor of mental health (β = -.261, P= .0001). There was a negative significant association between HPLP dimensions (except physical activity) and mental health. After adjusting for other variables, there was a significant relationship between HPLP with mother occupation (β =.186, P=.038), and mother education (β = -.219, P= .034). Furthermore, gender (β = .175, P= .031), and occupation (β =-.157, P= .040) were predictors of GHQ in adolescent/young college students.
Regarding the health-promoting lifestyle situation among students and its relation with the better mental health, the design and implementation of HPLP education programs is recommended.
大学生通常还比较年轻,因此他们的心理健康更容易被忽视。健康的生活方式被认为是当今预防和控制心理健康问题的关键。本研究旨在调查促进健康的生活方式方法是否可以管理青少年/年轻大学生的心理健康。
本横断面研究在伊朗巴博勒医科大学对 187 名青少年/年轻大学生进行。学生填写特征人口统计学、健康促进生活方式量表(HPLP)和一般健康问卷-28(GHQ-28)。使用相关系数以及简单和多元线性回归对数据进行分析。
大多数参与者是青少年(66.8%)、单身(97.9%)和本科生(70.1%)。HPLP 和 GHQ 得分的平均值分别为 125.09±18.12 和 33.58±10.50。HPLP 是心理健康的负显著预测因子(β=-.261,P=.0001)。HPLP 各维度(体育活动除外)与心理健康呈负显著相关。在调整其他变量后,HPLP 与母亲职业(β=.186,P=.038)和母亲教育程度(β=-.219,P=.034)呈显著关系。此外,性别(β=.175,P=.031)和职业(β=-.157,P=.040)是青少年/年轻大学生 GHQ 的预测因子。
鉴于学生健康促进生活方式的状况及其与更好的心理健康之间的关系,建议设计和实施 HPLP 教育计划。