A health-promoting lifestyle score was significantly positively correlated with self-rated health (r=0.512, p < 0.01), predicting mental and physical health outcomes in students.
Does a health-promoting lifestyle improve self-rated health in male undergraduate students?
A health-promoting lifestyle is significantly positively correlated with self-rated physical and mental health among male undergraduate students.
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University students’ sedentary behavior, insufficient sleep, and other unhealthy lifestyle habits, compounded by social competition, academic pressure, and digital “screen dependence,” have exacerbated mental health issues and health risks. A health-promoting lifestyle, as a proactive approach to improving well-being, is a key pathway to alleviating these challenges. This study explores the relationship between health-promoting lifestyles and physical and mental health, providing scientific evidence for university health interventions. Method: A stratified random sampling method was used to select 1,383 male undergraduate students as the study sample. During the spring semester of 2021, researchers distributed a demographic questionnaire, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II Revised (HPLP-II-R), and the Self-Rated Health Measurement Scale (SRHMS V1.0. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 1,245 valid questionnaires were collected. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0, employing independent sample t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and regression analysis (1) The overall level of health-promoting lifestyle among the participants was moderate (2.43±0.37), with relatively low scores in the dimensions of physical exercise (2.15±0.46) and health responsibility (1.87±0.43); factors such as grade, place of origin, only-child status, and academic pressure all had an influence. (2) The overall self-rated health of the participants was at a suboptimal level (68.10±6.36), with only-child status and parental education level significantly affecting students’ self-rated health. (3) The total score of health-promoting lifestyle was significantly positively correlated with the total self-rated health score (r=0.512, p < 0.01), and the dimensions of health-promoting lifestyle were significantly negatively correlated with psychological symptoms and negative emotions (r=-0.236, p < 0.01). Interpersonal relationships (β=0.332, p < 0.01), spiritual growth (β=0.248, p < 0.01), physical exercise (β=0.116, p < 0.01), and nutrition (β=0.089, p < 0.05) were significant predictors of self-rated health (1) The health-promoting lifestyle among the participants requires improvement; specifically, the dimensions of physical exercise and health responsibility, with targeted guidance provided according to different student characteristics. Overall, students’ self-rated health is at a suboptimal level, with particularly low self-rated mental health. (2) There is a significant positive correlation between a health-promoting lifestyle and self-rated health. Specifically, the dimensions of interpersonal relationships, spiritual growth, physical exercise, and nutrition significantly predict overall self-rated health levels; interpersonal relationships and nutrition predict self-rated physical health levels; spiritual growth predicts self-rated mental health levels; and interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth predict self-rated social health levels.
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