How College Students' Physical Health Relates to Coping

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria A. Leitschuh
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Medical Index ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between coping and physical health status was examined for 100 undergraduate students using the COPE scale and the Medical Index (formerly identified as the Cornell Medical Index). Using stepwise multiple regression, scores for COPE scales—alcohol or drug use, and focus on and venting of emotions accounted for significant amounts of variance (but only 10% and 5%, respectively) in the scores for physical health symptoms reported.

Elucidating the Relationship between Worry and Physical Health

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. jep.008210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Behar ◽  
R. Kathryn McHugh ◽  
Michael W. Otto
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Depression Symptom ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Physical Health Problems ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
The Relationship

Research indicates a relationship between trait worry and physical health, such that individuals with high levels of trait worry display physical health problems (e.g., upper respiratory infections, cardiological problems, immune system impairment). However, existing studies do not address whether three constructs that are theoretically and empirically related to worry – trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, and depression – might better account for the observed relationship between worry and physical health status. Participants completed measures of trait worry, trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, depression symptom severity, and health status. Results indicated that worry serves as a proxy risk factor for health status through the influence of trait anxiety and depressive symptoms, with both of these variables being related to mental health status, and only trait anxiety being related to physical health status. Anxiety sensitivity did not explain the relationship between trait worry and either type of health status. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Psychological Distress among College Students: Role of Food Insecurity and Other Social Determinants of Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monideepa B. Becerra ◽  
Benjamin J. Becerra
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Gender Specific

Food insecurity is a major social determinant of health and an assessment of how it may impact college students’ mental health is imperative, as well as differential associations by self-identified gender. A cross-sectional survey was used among college students of a mid-size minority-serving institution with a final sample size of 302 participants aged 18 years or above. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariable regressions were conducted, by gender, to assess the role of food insecurity (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) six-item questionnaire), on mental health outcomes (Kessler-6 scale and self-perception). All the statistical analyses were conducted in SPSS version 24 (IBM, Corp.; Armonk, NY, USA) with an alpha less than 0.05 used to denote significance. Among those with food insecurity, the odds of reporting psychological distress (odds ratio (OR) = 3.645, p < 0.05) and an average to very poor self-perceived mental health status (OR = 2.687, p <0.05) were higher compared to their food-secure counterparts, with the results consistent in a gender-specific analysis as well. Compared to men, however, women had higher odds of psychological distress (OR = 2.280, p < 0.05), as well as reporting average to very poor self-perceived mental health statuses (OR = 2.700, p < 0.05). Among women, any alcohol use in the past 12 months (OR = 2.505, p < 0.05) and a low self-perceived physical health status (OR = 3.601, p < 0.05) were associated with an average to very poor self-perceived mental health status. Among men, a low perceived physical health status was associated with higher odds of psychological distress (OR = 3.477, p < 0.05). The results of our study highlight that food insecurity should be considered a social determinant of mental health wellbeing. In addition, gender-specific trends in mental health highlight the need for targeted interventions for prevention and treatment.

scholarly journals The relationship of five boarding school experiences and physical health status among Northern Plains Tribes

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Running Bear ◽  
◽  
Calvin D. Croy ◽  
Carol E. Kaufman ◽  
Zaneta M. Thayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Northern Plains ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Self-Disclosure and Physical Health: In Support of Curvilinearity

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 903-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan D. Blotcky ◽  
David M. Carscaddon ◽  
Sarah L. Grandmaison
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Physical Illness ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Present Evidence

Present evidence suggests that an individual's willingness to self-disclose personal information to others may be related to his physical health status. For 62 undergraduate students, significant correlations were found between self-disclosure and measures of acute (—.39) and chronic (—.21) physical illness. These relationships seem to be more curvilinear than linear, supporting the idea that deviations from linearity may often go undetected in studies of self-disclosure.

Personality Variables in Alcohol Abuse in College Students

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark L. Brooks ◽  
Steven Walfish ◽  
David E. Stenmark ◽  
Jonathan M. Canger
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
The State ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Student Drinking ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between specific personality variables and alcohol abuse in college students were examined. Ninety-seven undergraduate college students were administered the trait portions of the State-Trait Personality Inventory and the Student Drinking Questionnaire. Results of stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that these personality variables were not strong predictors of alcohol abuse in this population. However, subjects who were identified as being highly trait anxious or trait angry were significantly more likely to abuse alcohol than subjects low on these variables.

Concordance of Cornell medical index self-reports to structured clinical assessment for the identification of physical health status

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Pendleton ◽  
John E Clague ◽  
Michael A Horan ◽  
Patrick M.A Rabbitt ◽  
Maureen Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Medical Index ◽  
Self Reports
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