The Association Between Perceived Stress and Quality of Life in University Students: The Parallel Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms and Health-Promoting Behaviors
Asian Nursing Research
;
: 190-196, 2018.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-717237
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study examined whether depressive symptoms and health-promoting lifestyle behaviors mediate the association between perceived stress and quality of life (QoL) in university students.METHODS:
Using a cross-sectional survey, Korean university students (N = 187, Mage = 23.97 years; 54.0% Woman) completed structured questionnaires with psychometric adequacy. A parallel multiple mediation model was used to test the mediating effect of depressive symptoms and health-promoting lifestyle behaviors on the relationship between perceived stress and QoL.RESULTS:
Total effect of perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and health-promoting lifestyle behaviors on QoL was −.55. Of these, total indirect mediating effect was −.50, whereas direct effect was only −.05 in the parallel mediation model. In particular, depressive symptoms (indirect effect = −.32) and healthpromoting lifestyle behaviors (indirect effect = −.18) completely mediated the relationship between perceived stress and QoL.CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that effective strategies primarily focusing on improving depressive symptoms along with health behaviors are needed to decrease the negative effect of perceived stress on QoL.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychometrics
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Quality of Life
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Stress, Psychological
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Health Behavior
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Negotiating
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Depression
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Life Style
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Nursing Research
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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