英文摘要 |
Background and Objective: Healthy lifestyle is related to one's health status. Thus, it is beneficial for young adults to develop healthy lifestyle while they are at colleges. The aim of this study is to explore the relationships among health behavior, subjective well-being and health status. Methods: Junior students in a private university participated in the study, whom were recruited through a stratified cluster sampling approach. 933 of them completed the questionnaire, with a response rate of 95%. Measures in the questionnaire include health status, subjective well-being, number of good friends, and health behaviors (i.e., exercise, smoking behavior, fruit and vegetable intakes, time to go to bed, and length of computer use). ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, multiple regression, and path analysis were conducted. Results: The study found that most of respondents considered their health status as an average. Among the respondents, 73.4% went to bed after midnight, 4.7% consumed more than three servings of vegetables, and 6.3% consumed two servings of fruit each day. Results from multiple regression and path analysis revealed that gender, staying up late, exercise, and subjective well-being significantly predicted respondents’ health status (adjusted R2 = 0.196). Subjective well-being was also found to mediate the relationship of number of good friends and health behaviors with health status. Conclusion: Exercise, staying up late, daily intake of vegetable and subjective well-being significantly predict college students’ health status. This finding suggests that the sleep pattern, exercise, and daily intakes of fruit and vegetable may play important roles in shaping one’s health, and shall be included in health promotion programs implemented by colleges and universities. |