Relationship between subjective well-being and family care degree of medical college students

Abstract

Objective To study the relationship between subjective well-being and family care degree of medical college students. Methods 2695 medical college students were tested by Family APGAR index and Oxford Happiness Test-Revised. The data was analyzed by independent-sample t test, pearson correlations and linear regression. Results (1)The subjective well-being and family care degree and its factors of college students were above average. The score of subjective well-being was 43.08±11.16, and the score of family care degree was 6.48±2.39.(2)The family care degree(t=3.462, P<0.01) and its adaptation(t=2.718, P<0.01), partner-ship(t=4.178, P<0.01), and growth(t=4.484, P<0.01) of female students were higher than male students. The family care degree (t=3.939, P<0.01)and its adaptation(t=4.683, P<0.01), partner-ship(t=3.306, P<0.01), and growth (t=2.796, P<0.01)and subjective well-being(t=3.508, P<0.01) of the students who came from cities and towns were higher than the students who came from rural. (3)There was a significant relation between subjective well-being and family care degree and its factors(r=0.197~0.357, all P<0.05). The partner-ship, resolve, growth and affection can forecast together the 13.2% variance of subjective well-being. Conclusion Enhancing family care degree is contribute to the subjective well-being and psychological health of medical college students. Key words: Subjective well-being; Family care degree; Medical college students