Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine well-being and its relationship to social support from friends and family communication in university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1679 university students aged 18–25 years from four universities in Spain. Logistical regression models were tested (p < 0.05). The students in the last year of university reported higher well-being scores in comparison with students in the previous years. Well-being was inversely related to family communication problems. Family communication and social support from friends were the factors that associated the most with better well-being. All the regression models were statistically significant and explained from 16% of the well-being in Year 4 students until 34% of the well-being in Year 1 students. Our findings could be useful for developing interventions to promote health in order to improve college students’ well-being. It is important for strategies to be developed in mental and family health areas.
Highlights
According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or illness
This study examined the association between subjective well-being among university students and their relation with social support from friends and family communication
Subjective well-being in adolescence has been related with family relationships [9] and friends’ support [22,23]
Summary
According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or illness. This definition has resulted in an increasing number of research studies that have analyzed well-being. Compared to the data available on adolescents [1], few studies have been conducted about university students’. This differentiated population [2] is under psycho-social pressure that obliges university students to respond to high academic and social demands [3]. It has been found that university students are very vulnerable to stress periods when they are freshmen [4,5].
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