Student involvement, mental health and quality of life of college students in a selected university in Manila, Philippines
This study was conceived within the context of increasing incidence of mental health challenges observed among college adolescents in the Philippines. Being an important social institution, the school must be able to create a social environment in order to foster better mental wellbeing and quality...
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| description | This study was conceived within the context of increasing incidence of mental health challenges observed among college adolescents in the Philippines. Being an important social institution, the school must be able to create a social environment in order to foster better mental wellbeing and quality of life among its students. This research sought to examine the relationship among student involvement, mental health and quality of life among college students in a Philippine university. This study utilized a quantitative cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design. Survey was administered to 249 students in a private university. Results suggest that involvement in school organizations was correlated to depression levels, general positive affect and life satisfaction. Social interactions with entities in school was also related with quality of life. All subscales of mental health were associated with quality of life among the student respondents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd6c5d39a5884e57a69ba0af28f91ec82022-12-21T23:02:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272020-12-0125143544710.1080/02673843.2019.16706831670683Student involvement, mental health and quality of life of college students in a selected university in Manila, PhilippinesJerome Visperas Cleofas0College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle UniversityThis study was conceived within the context of increasing incidence of mental health challenges observed among college adolescents in the Philippines. Being an important social institution, the school must be able to create a social environment in order to foster better mental wellbeing and quality of life among its students. This research sought to examine the relationship among student involvement, mental health and quality of life among college students in a Philippine university. This study utilized a quantitative cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design. Survey was administered to 249 students in a private university. Results suggest that involvement in school organizations was correlated to depression levels, general positive affect and life satisfaction. Social interactions with entities in school was also related with quality of life. All subscales of mental health were associated with quality of life among the student respondents.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2019.1670683student involvementadolescent mental healthquality of lifefilipino college studentsschool quality of life |
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| title | Student involvement, mental health and quality of life of college students in a selected university in Manila, Philippines |
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| title_short | Student involvement, mental health and quality of life of college students in a selected university in Manila, Philippines |
| title_sort | student involvement mental health and quality of life of college students in a selected university in manila philippines |
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