Lifestyle and Mental Health Correlates of Psychological Distress in College Students

Autor/inn/en	Knowlden, Adam P.; Hackman, Christine L.; Sharma, Manoj
Titel	Lifestyle and Mental Health Correlates of Psychological Distress in College Students
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 75 (2016) 3, S.370-382 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896915589421
Schlagwörter	Life Style; Emotional Disturbances; Self Concept Measures; Self Esteem; At Risk Persons; Mental Disorders; Questionnaires; Undergraduate Students; Social Support Groups; Positive Attitudes; Eating Habits; Food; Classification; Computer Use; Body Composition; Regression (Statistics); Prediction; Health Behavior; Measures (Individuals); Correlation; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; Ohio; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensstil; Gefühlsstörung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Risikogruppe; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Fragebogen; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lebensmittel; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Vorhersage; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Messdaten; Korrelation; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Objective: College students are at an increased risk of mental distress. The purpose of this study was to determine whether mental and lifestyle factors differed according to self-reported levels of psychological distress. Design and setting: A self-report questionnaire comprising the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress Scale, Revised Life Orientation Test, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and 24-hour recall of lifestyle behaviours was administered to 195 undergraduate college students at a Midwestern US university. Methods: Respondents were grouped into categories of low, moderate and severe mental distress using established cut-points for the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress Scale. Between-group differences were assessed to determine whether the mental and lifestyle variables under investigation differed according to magnitude of mental distress. Results: Significant differences were found between the three categories of mental distress and amounts of optimism, self-esteem and social support. Analysis of the lifestyle variables suggested groups were different for behaviours pertaining to computer screen time, fruit consumption and sugar-sweetened beverage intake when categorised into the three-tier groupings. No significant differences were found for the remaining lifestyle variables or for body mass index. Regression analysis found low levels of optimism, self-esteem and social support significantly predicted mental distress. Conclusion: Results of this study suggested higher amounts of optimism, self-esteem and social support were associated with decreased levels of mental distress in a sample of college students. Additional research is required to determine the role of lifestyle variables in mental distress. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01