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KMID : 0358119990250010029
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
1999 Volume.25 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.42
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Factors related to the Quality of Life of college students
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Ryu Mi-Kyung
Park Kyung-Min
Kim Jung-Nam
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study, using a college student as the subject of study, are to analyse the satisfaction with the school circumstances, recognition about the security in the school and outside the campus, participation in school activities, managing the stress and practicing the sound health behavior, and to provide a basic material for programs which improve the health life quality of students.
A Questionnaire test was done to K University students who have attended the school at lest for a semester over two weeks (1998. 10. 26-11. 7). The Questionnaire includes 15 questions on the satisfaction with school surroundings (6 on classroom, 6 on library and 3 on circumstances in the school), 2 questions on the recognition about security on the campus and outside the school, 4 questions on direct and indirect experiences (thief, violences, sexual violence, traffic accident), 3 questions on participating in student activities(club activities, student´s association).
Breslow Index was used to check health practicing behavior. For the management of stress, out of Health Promoting Life style Profile, originally developed by Walk et al, and modified by Seo(1995), 7 items appropriate for student were chosen and Quality of life Scale developed by Noe(1988) was used to check Quality of life of college student. Next step, I used them to get Descriptive statistics, Pearson´s correlation coefficient, stepwise multiple regression.
The results are as follows:
The satisfaction with school circumstances is low, whose average is 2.72 (SD=.54). And the satisfaction average on classroom is 2.36 (SD=.55), on library is 2.84 (SD=.67), on circumstance in the school is 2.96 (SD=.54).
The recognition about security on the campus is 2.60, higher than 2.23 outside the school. Theft experience is the highest. in the case of violence and sexual violence, indirect experience rate is higher than the direct one. For health practice behavior, Breslow index 0-3 group accounts for 54.3%, 4-5 group 42.7%, and 6-7 group 3.0%, which means 97.0% practices unhealthy behavior. For the management of stress, total stress managing average is 2.27; average on knowing the origin of stress is 2.92, and average on using the way of solving stress is the lowest 1.64. it can be inferred that they recognize the origin of stress but don´t know how to deal with it. For the Quality of Life, the average on family relationship is the highest 3.49 and neighborhood relationship, self-esteem, emotional conditions, physical conditions and function and economy life in order. When analysing the factors affecting life quality through ´stepwise multiple regression´ method, stress management, sex, satisfaction with the circumstances in the school, taking health class or not, and practicing health behavior account for 21.0%.
Accordingly,
1. Developing the organized tool to measure quality of life is needed, taking the characteristics of student, circumstances and welfare into consideration.
2. To establish the sound health practice behavior, there is urgent in need that the opportunity taking health subject should be increased, and health program and stress management program should be introduced and reinforced.
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KEYWORD
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college student, Quality of Life
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