Psychological factors associated with lifestyle in Venezuelan university students
College brings emotional, cognitive, and physiological changes in students, along with academic stress that can affect their lifestyle and health. The present study aimed to determine the influence of psychological factors associated with the lifestyles of Venezuelan higher education students. This...
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| author | Lorena C. Espina-Romero Jesús M. Guerrero-Alcedo Jaime Marreros Tananta |
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| description | College brings emotional, cognitive, and physiological changes in students, along with academic stress that can affect their lifestyle and health. The present study aimed to determine the influence of psychological factors associated with the lifestyles of Venezuelan higher education students. This research was a quantitative, non-experimental study that analyzed the relationship between lifestyles, life satisfaction and sense of coherence in 843 students at the Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela. An accidental non-probabilistic sampling was used and standardized questionnaires were applied to collect data. The findings showed that sense of coherence is a significant predictor of lifestyle (β= .47; p=.002). The overall model presents acceptable fit indices, explaining 37% of the total variance of lifestyle. This study shows that the sense of coherence and life satisfaction influence healthy lifestyles in Venezuelan higher education students; moreover, the sense of coherence is an important predictor of these lifestyles. Promoting these psychological variables as facilitating resources for healthy behaviors can increase the health and well-being of students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc2741d663a34d9e92df3dab1ef991182023-08-28T14:41:06ZspaUniversidad del ZuliaRevista de Ciencias Sociales1315-95182477-94312023-08-012934153https://doi.org/10.31876/rcs.v29i3.40694Psychological factors associated with lifestyle in Venezuelan university studentsLorena C. Espina-RomeroJesús M. Guerrero-AlcedoJaime Marreros TanantaCollege brings emotional, cognitive, and physiological changes in students, along with academic stress that can affect their lifestyle and health. The present study aimed to determine the influence of psychological factors associated with the lifestyles of Venezuelan higher education students. This research was a quantitative, non-experimental study that analyzed the relationship between lifestyles, life satisfaction and sense of coherence in 843 students at the Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela. An accidental non-probabilistic sampling was used and standardized questionnaires were applied to collect data. The findings showed that sense of coherence is a significant predictor of lifestyle (β= .47; p=.002). The overall model presents acceptable fit indices, explaining 37% of the total variance of lifestyle. This study shows that the sense of coherence and life satisfaction influence healthy lifestyles in Venezuelan higher education students; moreover, the sense of coherence is an important predictor of these lifestyles. Promoting these psychological variables as facilitating resources for healthy behaviors can increase the health and well-being of students.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/rcs/article/view/40694/46446health behaviorsense of coherencelifestylessatisfaction with lifevenezuela |
| spellingShingle | Lorena C. Espina-Romero Jesús M. Guerrero-Alcedo Jaime Marreros Tananta Psychological factors associated with lifestyle in Venezuelan university students Revista de Ciencias Sociales health behavior sense of coherence lifestyles satisfaction with life venezuela |
| title | Psychological factors associated with lifestyle in Venezuelan university students |
| title_full | Psychological factors associated with lifestyle in Venezuelan university students |
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| title_short | Psychological factors associated with lifestyle in Venezuelan university students |
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| topic | health behavior sense of coherence lifestyles satisfaction with life venezuela |
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