A Study on the Quality of Life of Acting College Students

Objective: The current study examines (a) whether ADHD among college students is associated with differences in perceptions of quality of life (QoL); (b) the moderating roles of comorbidity, drug use, psychopharmacological treatment, and psychosocial treatment; and (c) the total impact of these variables on QoL. Method: Participants were college students with and without ADHD ( N = 372) in a longitudinal study. Results: College students with ADHD were more likely to assert negative global QoL evaluations relative to non-ADHD peers. The relationship between ADHD and QoL was not altered as a function of medication treatment, comorbid psychopathology, psychosocial treatment, or drug use. Conclusion: College students with ADHD behave similarly to other adults with ADHD in that they make lower subjective global evaluations of their QoL relative to their non-ADHD agemates. Other factors associated with ADHD and QoL do not appear to moderate this relationship.

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Health Behavior Patterns Among First-Year and Non-First Year College Students Attending a North Carolina Historically Black University

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention ◽

10.24926/jcotr.v13i2.2640 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Dixie Dennis ◽

Terence Hicks

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

College Students ◽

North Carolina ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Behavior Patterns ◽

First Year ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

First Year College ◽

First Year College Students

The major purpose of this study was to conduct a baseline investigation of self-rated health behavior and quality of life among first-year and non-first-year college students. The authors used a quality of life questionnaire that was designed to gauge college students' health status, lifestyle, mental health, and living conditions. Results from this study were indicated that there were significan differences among health behavior patterns between first-year and non-first-year college students. Most importantly, this study provides compelling information regarding the physical and psychological health behaviors among a mostly African American student population who attended a historical Black university in North Carolina. Implications for university student personnel, counselors, and faculty are discussed.

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Social representations of health and quality of life for college students, Brazil / Representações sociais sobre saúde e qualidade de vida entre estudantes universitários, Brasil / Representaciones sociales de la salud y calidad de vida...

Revista de Enfermagem da UFPI ◽

10.26694/reufpi.v4i4.4844 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 14

Author(s):

Thaís Dos Santos Wanderei ◽

Tadeu Lessa Da Costa

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

College Students ◽

Social Representations ◽

Calidad De Vida

Introdução: A saúde do adulto é um campo importante, sendo necessário desenvolver atividades que possam contribuir para uma melhor saúde e qualidade de vida (QV). Objetivos: Identificar, descrever e comparar as representações sociais (RS) de estudantes universitários não ligados a cursos da área da saúde sobre QV e saúde. Metodologia: Trata-se de estudo exploratório-descritivo, de caráter qualitativo, tendo como referencial teórico a Teoria das Representações Sociais (TRS). Foi aplicada técnica de evocações livres e hierarquizada de palavras aos termos indutores “saúde” e “qualidade de vida”, sendo feito uma análise pelo software EVOC. Resultados: A maioria dos participantes era de solteiros, sem filhos, apenas estudantes, sendo da área de Engenharia/Exatas/da Terra, com idade entre 18-20 anos. Houve equilíbrio quanto o sexo dos mesmos. As RS da saúde apresentaram em seu provável núcleo central os elementos: alimentação; bem-estar; e medicina e, para qualidade de vida, identificou-se apenas o termo saúde. A comparação entre sexos demonstrou diferenças nas RS da saúde. Conclusão: Considera-se que a pesquisa contribuiu para descrever o universo simbólico e sua estruturação na saúde e QV dos estudantes universitários, além de ser um gancho para pesquisas voltadas, exclusivamente, para propostas de melhoria de acordo os elementos ora identificados.

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Internet addiction: Associated with lower health-related quality of life among college students in Taiwan, and in what aspects?

Computers in Human Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.chb.2018.03.011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 84 ◽

pp. 460-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Kae-Chyang Chern ◽

Jiun-Hau Huang

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

College Students ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Lower Health

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THE IMPACT OF SIBLING STATUS ON CHINESE COLLEGE STUDENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2005.33.3.227 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 227-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Glen D. Edwards ◽

Art W. Bangert ◽

Gregory Cooch ◽

Naotaka Shinfuku ◽

Tao Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

College Students ◽

The Self ◽

World Health ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Self Rating ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

The Impact

The World Health Organization Quality of Life-100 (WHOQOL-100, Power, Harper, Bullinger, & WHO1QLG), the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (Zhang, 1993), and the Self-Rating Depression Scale (Zhang, 1993) were used to determine whether Chinese college students from only child and sibling child families rated perceptions of their quality of life differently. Small to moderate significant differences were found when comparing only students to sibling students on the WHOQOL-100 with no significant differences on measures of anxiety and depression. These results suggest that only students do not differ greatly from sibling students in terms of their overall perceptions of their quality of life. A unique characteristic of this study was that it targeted older college students born after implementation of the one-child-per-family policy in China. Also, self-rating instruments were used to gain a greater holistic understanding of the emotional well-being, physical state and social functioning of students. Several psychosocial and economic reasons, including methodological issues related to this study's findings, were discussed.

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