Lifestyle Scale Research Articles

The influence of health awareness on university students' healthy lifestyles: The chain mediating role of self-esteem and social support.

As university students face increasing pressures in a highly competitive society, unhealthy lifestyles have become a common phenomenon. Health awareness is considered a critical factor in promoting healthy behaviors, yet its mechanism of action on university students' healthy lifestyles, influenced by self-esteem and social support, remains unclear. This study aims to explore the relationship between health awareness (HA) and healthy lifestyles (HL) and to examine the mediating roles of self-esteem (SE) and social support (SS) in this relationship. Based on social cognitive theory, this study initially constructs a theoretical model of the impact of health awareness on healthy lifestyles among university students, introducing self-esteem and social support as mediating variables to further build a chain mediation model. A total of 1,169 participants (554 males and 615 females) completed an online survey. Participants completed the Health Awareness Scale (HAS), the Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Scale (DEVS), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3). The results show that high levels of health awareness positively influence self-esteem, which in turn positively influences social support, ultimately having a positive impact on healthy lifestyles. Specifically, self-esteem and social support play significant mediating roles in the relationship between health awareness and healthy lifestyles. The findings reveal the pathway by which health awareness influences healthy lifestyles through self-esteem and social support, enriching the theoretical explanation of health behaviors within the framework of social cognitive theory, particularly in the context of university students. Furthermore, the results provide practical guidance, suggesting that in designing interventions to promote healthy lifestyles, emphasis should be placed on enhancing university students' health awareness, self-esteem, and social support systems. This could include mental health education, establishing supportive communities, and fostering activities that promote self-esteem.

Association between physical activity and adolescent mental health in the post COVID-19: The chain mediating effect of self-esteem and social anxiety.

In order to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between physical activity and adolescent mental health in the post COVID-19 pandemic era, self-esteem and social anxiety were used as mediating variables to explore the potential mechanisms by which physical activity affects adolescent mental health. The study used the HELP-II Health Promoting Lifestyle Scale, the SPIN Social Phobia Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale to administer questionnaires to 400 Chinese secondary school students, and SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS 3.3 were used to process the data. The findings showed that (1) physical activity was significantly and positively associated with mental health; (2) self-esteem and social anxiety played a fully mediating role between physical activity and adolescent mental health respectively; (3) self-esteem and social anxiety played a chain mediating role between physical activity and adolescent mental health. This study reveals the relationship and influencing mechanism between physical activity and adolescent mental health in the post COVID-19 pandemic era. Appropriate interventions for physical activity, self-esteem, and social anxiety may be beneficial to adolescent mental health. The protective role of self-esteem in adolescent mental health should be the focus of future studies, and further investigations into the association between the COVID-19 and adolescent mental health are warranted.

Teknik Self-Management: Strategi Mereduksi Gaya Hidup Hedonis Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama

Changes in people's lifestyles are one of the impacts of globalization. Globalization can influence how young people meet the demands of their lifestyle. A hedonistic lifestyle is defined as one that prioritizes pleasure and material satisfaction. Most people believe that lifestyle is important because it can show self-identity. The aim of this article is to explain how effective self-management techniques are in reducing the hedonic lifestyle of students at SMPN 2 Pamekasan with six research subjects. This research uses a one-group pretest-posttest experimental design. The data collection methods used in this research were the hedonic lifestyle scale, observation, and interviews. The data analysis technique used is the Wilcoxon signed rank test. The results of the research show that self-management techniques are effective in reducing the hedonic lifestyle of class IX students at SMPN 2 Pamekasan. This can be seen from the asymptotes. The sig (2-tailed) value has a value of 0.008, which is smaller than 0.05 (Ha is accepted).

Development of Lifestyle Scale for Psychiatric Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Development of Lifestyle Scale for Psychiatric Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONFORNITY AND HEDONIC LIFESTYLE IN STUDENTS

Current developments and modernization are increasing and greatly influencing a person's lifestyle. This research aims to determine the relationship between conformity and hedonic lifestyle in students. This research uses quantitative methods with a correlational approach. The subjects in this research were 272 Padang City students who met the criteria set using a purposive sampling technique. The data collection method in this research uses a hedonic lifestyle scale with a reliability of 0.942 and a conformity scale with a reliability of 0.942. Data analysis uses product moment correlation with the help of the Statistical Package for Sciences (SPSS) 26.0 for Windows program to obtain hypothesis test results with a value of r = 0.372 with a significance value of p = 0.00 (p<0.05). This shows that there is a significant positive relationship between conformity and the hedonic lifestyle of Padang City students, meaning that the higher the student's conformity, the higher the hedonic lifestyle carried out by the student. Overall, the results show that the majority of Padang City students have a moderate conformity and hedonic lifestyle.

Biopsychosocial Determinants of Quality of Life in Patients with Hepatitis B and C

Hepatitis B and C are highly contagious viral diseases that impact the liver. Past research findings have identified that in addition to the physical burden of disease, there are numerous psychopathological consequences of these diseases including depression, anxiety, stress and other psychiatric comorbidities. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities in patients, perceived immune status, social support, resilience, health and physical lifestyle and the predictive role of these factors in impacting quality of life in patients with Hepatitis B and C. Methods: a correlational research design was used with an independently drawn sample of 400 participants (196 with chronic HBV and 204 with chronic HCV) with the mean age of 40.8 years and a balanced gender distribution. The sample size was finalized using G power analysis with 95 % confidence intervals. Normality checks were also performed on the data through assessing skewness, kurtosis and shape of the distribution. Cross Cutting Symptoms Measure, Essential Resilience Scale, Immune Status Questionnaire, Health and Life Style Scale and WHO Qol BREF scale were used. Results: The findings showed that cross cutting symptoms (depression, anger, anxiety, somatic symptoms, suicidal ideation, psychosis, sleep problems, memory, repetitive thoughts and behaviors, dissociation, personality functioning, substance abuse) had a significant negative predictive association with health and lifestyle, perceived immune status, resilience. Conclusions: It has been assessed that cross cutting symptoms, perceived immune status, health and lifestyle factors, social support and resilience significantly impact quality of life.

Development and psychometric properties of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Scale in Colorectal Cancer Survivors (HPLS-CRCS): a mixed-method study

BackgroundDetecting a health-promoting lifestyle in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors is of paramount importance to manage disease complications, prevent their recurrence, and enhance survival; however, no specialized tool has yet been provided to measure the lifestyle of these patients. Accordingly, this study aimed to develop and determine the psychometric properties of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Scale in CRC Survivors (HPLS-CRCS).MethodsThis study was a mixed study with an exploratory sequential design in two phases. Concept analysis was performed in the first phase according to Schwartz-Barcott and Kim’s (2000) hybrid model to explain the concept, identify dimensions, and generate items. In the second phase, psychometrics including validity (face, content, and construct) and reliability (internal consistency and stability) were determined. Responsiveness, interpretability, ease of use, item weighting, and scale scoring were also determined.ResultsAfter explaining the concept, an initial scale encompassing 211 items was developed, content and item analyses were conducted, and the items decreased to 89 items after the face validity assessment. For construct validity, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted with a sample size of 500 survivors, and convergent validity was performed for the Persian version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II). Accordingly, 80 items were classified into six factors: activity and rest, spiritual growth, health responsibility, nutrition, interpersonal relationships, and psychological management, with RMSEA = 0.055, χ2/df = 2.484, and χ2 = 6816.516. The reliability of the scale was confirmed, Cronbach’s alpha was between 0.865 and 0.928, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the standard error of measurement (SEM), the minimal important change (MIC), and the smallest detectable change (SDC) were 0.896, 3.36, 13.86, and 19.87, respectively.ConclusionThe HPLS-CRCS consists of 80 items in six dimensions and is a valid and reliable scale for evaluating the health-promoting lifestyle in CRC survivors. Using this scale to evaluate the healthy lifestyle in these survivors can lead healthcare providers to detect deficiencies and plan the lifestyle of CRC survivors during the post-treatment period.

The Relationship Between Brand-Minded Lifestyles and Reference Groups with Intentions to Buy Cosmetic Products in Working Women

The emergence of cosmetic products is growing with time, technology, and lifestyle. Its impact can be easily found in women as the main sales target who have a tendency to have a brand-oriented lifestyle, otherwise known as brand minded lifestyles. Individuals who have these lifestyles are only oriented to buying and using well-known, expensive and exclusive branded products. This buying behavior is also entangled with the existence of a reference group that acts as a reference point in forming beliefs, attitudes and behavior. This study aims to determine the relationship between brand-minded style and reference groups with the intention of buying cosmetic products among working women. The population is women who work at PT Amaan Indonesia Sejahtera South Lampung Area, amounting to 45 people with a total sampling technique. The data collection method used a 27-item intention scale (α = 0,903), a 19-item brand-minded lifestyle scale (α = 0,866) and a 25-item reference group scale (α = 0,864). The data analysis technique used a multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the value of R = 0,556 and the value of F = 0,9401 with sig 0,000 (p<0,05); stating that there is a relationship between a brand-minded lifestyle and reference group with the intentions to buy cosmetics products in working women, with an effective contribution of 30.9% consisting of 21.9% in the reference group, and 9% from the brand minded lifestyle group.
 Keywords: Strategy, Culture, Conflict, Society, Multicultural

Predictive Ability of Family Communication ‎Patterns and Life Style in Emotional Divorce ‎among Working Married Women

Abstract: The study aimed to identify the predictability of ‎family communication and lifestyle patterns in emotional ‎divorce among working married women. The study sample ‎consisted of 279 female employees at Jadara and Irbid private ‎universities during the second semester of the academic year ‎‎2020-2021. The family communication pattern scale, the ‎lifestyle scale and the emotional divorce scale were developed ‎by their researcher. The semantic validity and reliability of the ‎tools were checked‏.‏‎ The results showed that 34.10% of the ‎emotional divorce scale explained the overall predictive ‎variables, 28.90% explained the social dimension, 14.80% ‎explained the economic dimension, 14.60% explained the ‎romantic dimension and 37.00% explained the psychological ‎dimension. The study concluded with a set of ‎recommendations, most important of which is examining the ‎level of wives' possession of marital communication patterns ‎and its relationship with other variables such as positive ‎psychology, psychological well-being, psychological ‎satisfaction and emotional divorce between spouses.‎ ‎(Keywords: Family Communication Patterns, Lifestyle, ‎Emotional Divorce, Female Married Employee, Predictive ‎Ability)‎

Current status of nonsuicidal injuries and associated factors among junior high school students in Hainan Province, China: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundTo summarize the general status of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviour and the characteristics of junior high school students and to determine the risk factors associated with NSSI behaviour.MethodsFive middle schools in the rural and urban areas of Hainan Province were randomly selected for this cross-sectional study, and junior high school students were administered questionnaires, including the General Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Ottawa Self-Injury Scale, Anxiety Self-Rating Scale, Depression Self-Rating Scale, Adolescent Lifestyle Scale, and Parenting Style Scale.ResultsThe NSSI rate among junior high school students in Hainan Province was 28.9%, with a higher prevalence among girls than boys (P < 0.05). The age range was 11–16 years, with a mean age of 13.08 ± 0.911 years. The most common form of self-injury was scratching/bruising, followed by hitting oneself, pulling out hair, biting, head banging, and cutting. The NSSI methods of scratching/bruising, hitting oneself and cutting more commonly occurred in girls than boys (P < 0.05). The most common sites of self-injury were the face, scalp, lips, forearm/elbow, axilla/wrist, hands/fingers, and thighs/knees. Significant differences were observed in the distribution of self-injury sites (nose, lips, genitals, and axillae/wrists) between the two genders (p < 0.05). The most important motivation for undertaking NSSI behaviours was to release negative emotions. The risk factors affecting NSSI behaviours were female gender (OR = 1.793), depression (OR = 1.961), anxiety (OR = 1.495), interpersonal relationship factors (OR = 1.099), academic stress factors (OR = 1.062), maternal emotional warmth (OR = 0.97), and maternal overinterference (OR = 1.036).ConclusionsThe NSSI rate among junior high school students in Hainan was 28.9%, affecting girls more than boys. The form and site of self-injury between boys and girls were significantly different. The motivation for committing self-injurious behaviours was mainly to regulate bad emotions. Risk factors for NSSI behaviours included female gender, anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationship factors, academic stress factors, and maternal emotional overinterference, while maternal emotional warmth was a protective factor.

The Relationship Between Chronic Diseases and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Individuals 65 Years and Older

Aim: This study is designed to examine the differences in health habits among individuals aged 65 and over, based on chronic diseases. Method: All individuals aged 65 and over registered to Unit 13 of Gazikent Family Health Center No. 3 in Gaziemir, Izmir constitute the study group. There were 300 eligible individuals and three of them rejected to participate and the study was completed with 297 participants. Data were collected with Questionnaire Form and Healthy Lifestyle Scale (HLSS). Data were analyzed with Variance analysis, Student t test, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskall Wallis analysis. Results: The average age of the elderly is 71.9 ± 6.5 (65-94) and 84.2% of them had at least one chronic disease (CD). Mean total HLSS score was 141 ± 20. The lowest mean score was obtained from the physical activity subgroup. HLS general and subgroup mean scores of those with CD were significantly lower (p&amp;lt;0.05). A significant difference was found between mean scores of HLSS and habits, socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (p &amp;lt;0.05). Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that CD is quite common among the elderly and this group has difficulties in maintaining healthy lifestyle.

Effect of lifestyles on fear of pregnancy: Development and psychometric testing of the fear of pregnancy scale

ObjectivePregnancy may be a cause of fear for some women. Fear of pregnancy is a woman’s belief that her health or life may get worse due to pregnancy. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure fear of pregnancy in women, and determine the effect of lifestyle on fear of pregnancy. MethodsThis study was conducted in three phases. For the first phase, item generation and selection were made through qualitative interviews and literature review. In the second phase, items were administered to 398 women of reproductive age. The scale development phase was completed with exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency analysis. In the third phase, the Fear of Pregnancy Scale was developed, and was administered, together with the Lifestyle Scale, to women of reproductive age (n = 748). ResultsThe Fear of Pregnancy Scale was found to be a valid and reliable instrument for women of reproductive age. Perfectionism, control and self-esteem lifestyles were found to influence fear of pregnancy. Furthermore, fear of pregnancy was significantly more common in primiparous women and women with insufficient information about pregnancy. ConclusionThis study found that fear of pregnancy was moderate and varied with lifestyle. Factors associated with fear of pregnancy that remain unspoken, and how they affect women’s lives are not yet known. Evaluation of fear of pregnancy in women can be an important step in showing adaptation to future pregnancy, and revealing its effects on reproductive health.

Pressure injury susceptibility related to lifestyle factors in patients with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey

To identify the lifestyle factors preventing and predisposing to the development of pressure injuries (PIs) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community in Bangladesh. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenient sampling method. An equal number of participants, both with PIs and without, were recruited from the community, and a face-to-face interview was conducted. The standard outcome measure used to identify lifestyle factors in SCI was the Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Scale. The odds ratio (OR) was used to measure the associated difference between both groups and with sociodemographic variables. A p-value of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study cohort comprised 80 participants-40 with PIs and 40 without. The study findings showed that lifestyle factors that were strongly associated with the occurrence of PIs (p<0.01, OR: <1) were: smoking; regular exercise; weight-bearing activity; body position on wheelchair; joint contracture; skin examination; pressure relief technique; wearing a protective device; accessibility; bladder and bowel management (p=0.03, OR: 0.32). Whereas, bladder incontinence appeared as a strong risk factor (p=0.04, OR: 2.5) for developing PIs in people with SCI. The outcome of this study suggests that people with SCI should be aware of, and review, their lifestyle factors to reduce their chance of developing PIs.

Effects of COVID-19 event intensity on college students' health lifestyles: time perspective mediating model and its gender difference.

The pandemic of COVID-19 had not only led to healthy-damage behaviors, but also raised people's attention to health and generated health-promoting behaviors. However, little is known about the mechanism underlying how the perception of COVID-19 intensity affects health behaviors. The present study investigated the mediating effect of DBTP between event intensity and health behaviors and the moderating role of gender in this relation. Nine hundred and twenty-four Chinese college students (348 males and 576 females) completed a battery of self-report questionnaires, including COVID-19 Event Intensity Scale, Chinese version of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) and Healthy Lifestyle Scale. Moderated mediation analysis was performed using conditional process analysis. The results showed that COVID-19 intensity had a positive predictive effect on college students' health behaviors. DBTP played a partial mediating role in the relationship between COVID-19 intensity and health behaviors for male and not female. In female group, COVID-19 intensity and DBTP was significantly linked with health behaviour; however, COVID-19 intensity and DBTP were not significantly linked. The findings indicated that COVID-19 intensity perceived by college students could increase their health behaviors, and intervention focus on BTP may contribute to health behaviors only in male. Practical implications were discussed in this academic research.

The self-esteem of orphaned adolescent girls and its relation to their lifestyles

This study aimed to identify lifestyles and their relationship with the self-esteem of female adolescents who lost their mothers. The sample of the study consisted of 58 female adolescents who lost their mothers during the academic year 2019/2020. To achieve the objectives, the study developed two scales; the lifestyles scale and the self-esteem scale. These scales were applied to the participants as a questionnaire. Validity and reliability for both scales were obtained. The results showed that the most common lifestyle among female adolescents who lost their mothers was the socially useful style, and the level of self-esteem among female adolescents who lost their mothers was moderate. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in lifestyle and self-esteem due to the two variables of age at loss and birth order. The results also showed that there was a statistically significant positive correlation between the total score of the self-esteem scale and both dominating style and the socially useful style. Keywords: Adolescent, lifestyle, orphaned, self-esteem

Influence of Health-promoting Lifestyle on the Living Quality of the Elderly in Guangxi, China

Objective: To understand the current situation of health promotion lifestyle and living quality of the elderly in Guangxi Province, China. To analyze the influencing factors of the living quality of the elderly in Guangxi, and to explore the influence of health promotion lifestyle on the quality of life. Methods: The health promotion lifestyle scale (HPLP-C) and the health status survey summary table (SF-36) were applied to investigate the elderly aged 60 and above in Guangxi. Results: The total health promotion lifestyle of the elderly in Guangxi is 94.63±13.90 points, lower than the total health promotion lifestyle studied by scholars in the past 10 years. The total quality of life is 71.91±13.04, which is lower than China’s norm. After typical correlation analysis, the results showed that the typical correlation between health promotion lifestyle and quality of life reached significant levels, both with positive correlation. Conclusions: Good health promotion lifestyle standards can improve the living quality of the elderly, in which health responsibility, self-realization, interpersonal support, exercise, stress treatment, physical function (PF), role physiological (RP), bodily pain (BP), overall health (GH), vitality (VT), social function (SF), and mental health (MH) are the main determine factors affecting the relationship, and interventions can be taken to improve the living quality of the elderly in Guangxi.

Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Older Adults to Optimize Health-Promoting Lifestyle: An Intervention Study.

Introduction: Exercise intervention is the easiest and most effective way to promote human health. This study combined technology and exercise to improve the health behavior of the older adults through a physical activity intervention and to enhance a health-promoting lifestyle. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental research method was used to openly recruit 120 healthy male and female older adults over 65 years old (average age of males: 71.6 ± 1.25 years; average age of females: 72.3 ± 1.28 years), all of whom wore smart bracelets. The participants were monitored by special personnel during the same period of walking every Monday to Friday. All participants recorded their daily steps, distance walked, and calorie consumption data for a period of 8 weeks. Results: After 8 weeks of walking, all participants showed a positive medium−high correlation of various factors between healthy behaviors and the health-promoting lifestyle scales. In the post-tests of each factor of two scales, males had the highest correlation between regular physical activity and physical activity, and females had the highest correlation between regular physical activity and social support. The variabilities in the explanatory power of the health behaviors of males and females on the health-promoting lifestyle were R2 = 70.9% (p < 0.01) and R2 = 74.1% (p < 0.01), indicating that the variables of healthy behaviors have a positive effect on health-promoting lifestyles in male and female older adults. Conclusions: Walking interventions positively affect the health behaviors of older adults and encourage health-promoting lifestyles. The value of this study is in its contribution to health promotion and public health recommendations for older adults.

Psychosocial factors associated with sickness absence in employees at a federal public university.

There is a need to understand which factors are associated with sickness absence in the context of public service in order to guide efforts to prevent illness in workers. We investigated whether lifestyle, locus of health control, work-related stress, and self-perception of physical and mental health are associated with sickness absence from a biopsychosocial perspective. This is a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire and the participants comprised 898 employees at a federal university. The assessment included instruments on sociodemographic and occupational characteristics, sickness absence, lifestyle (FANTASTIC Lifestyle scale), locus of control (Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale), workrelated stress (Health Safety Executive), and physical and mental health (Short-Form Health Survey 12 - version 2). A Poisson regression model was constructed using Generalized Estimating Equations to identify the variables associated with sickness absence, with a p ≤ 0.05 significance level. We found that work-related stress, locus of control, physical and mental health, administrative or technical job role, female gender, and longer service time at the institution were associated with a higher number of days absent from work due to illness (for all associations, p < 0.001). The present study contributes to the literature by offering additional data on sickness absence in the context of Brazilian public university employees.

Lifestyle: A Study of Pregnant Women’s Involvement in Tapovan Center, Children’s University, Gandhinagar

Main object of this study is to compare the lifestyle among Pregnant women so researcher preferred two groups, one group was pregnant women were involved in Tapovan center’s activity which is operated by children’s university, Gandhinagar and other was pregnant women were not involved in such kind of activities, 120 pregnant women taken as a sample. The sample were selected from Tapovan cener’s of children’s university and other areas of Gandhinagar city. individual datasheet and Lifestyle scale was urbanized by S. K. Bawa and S. Kaur (2012) used in this study, 2x2 factorial design was used and ANOVA test used for data analysis. Result show that, the lifestyle of pregnant women who involved in Tapovan center’s activity is better than the pregnant women who not involved in Tapovan centers activity. The lifestyle of high educated pregnant women is better than the low educated pregnant women.

Utilizing Panel Regression in Predicting the Underlying Factors of Poor Sleep Quality Among University Students

Background: The quality of sleep has different physical and psychological consequences, and can affect students' academic achievement. Objectives: This study aimed to explore factors associated with sleep quality in university students using panel regression. Methods: This study was conducted based on the data from a longitudinal study, namely the “Health and Lifestyle of University Students”. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a self-administered questionnaire containing general information about sleep quality, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), a questionnaire consisting of information about anxiety, Healthy Lifestyle Scale for University Students (HLSUS), and a questionnaire including information about lifestyle were completed by students during the first eight weeks of their first semester. The Panel linear regression and frontier model were used to assess the association of sleep quality with sex, unit, residency, marital status, teeth brushing, drug use, alcoholic drinks, age, anxiety, and healthy lifestyle. Results: A total of 706 individuals (46.8%) suffered from poor sleep quality. Between the two models of panel linear regression and frontier, the former (i.e., panel linear regression) was determined to be a more powerful model with the Akaike information criteria = 3790.68 and Bayesian information criteria = 3899.712, suggesting that the dormitory students with a high level of anxiety and low level of healthy lifestyle had significantly poor sleep quality. Conclusions: Residency, drug use, anxiety, and healthy lifestyle scale were found to be closely associated with sleep quality of university students by using panel linear regression model. Our finding may have been of valuable help to policymakers and planners in their effort to improve the sleep quality of university students.