Key result
Better mental health profiles among Chinese university students were associated with a lower likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,022)
Among Chinese university students, better mental health profiles are associated with a lower likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Supports mental health screening in universities; leaves open causality and generalizability to other populations.
To better understand factors that are associated with individuals' engagement in physical activity and other health-related behaviors, this study aimed to identify the psychological well-being profiles among Chinese university students, and explore whether engagement in physical activity and other health-related behaviors vary with different psychological well-being profiles. A battery of self-report questionnaires was completed by 2022 Chinese university students for assessing psychological well-being and health-related behaviors. Four psychological well-being profiles were identified. The vast students were mentally healthy. The students with better mental health displayed lower likelihood of engagement in unhealthy behaviors. Findings and implication of the study were discussed.
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M.S. et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Psychological well-being and health-related behaviors (n=2,022). Psychological well-being profiles vs. Different psychological well-being profiles was evaluated on Engagement in physical activity and other health-related behaviors. Better mental health profiles among Chinese university students were associated with a lower likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
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