Western Kentucky University
An Assessment of Associations Between Selected Health Practices and Mental Wellness
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between mental well-being and selected health behaviors. A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 490 students at Western Kentucky University during the 1993 Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. Study participants completed the Participant Data Sheet, General Weil-Being Schedule, and the Health Behavior Instrument. The data were gathered and analyzed via correlation analysis which revealed a relationship between mental well-being and certain health behaviors. The correlations between general well-being and selected health behaviors were stronger among males than females. There was a relationship found between mental well-being and hours of sleep, eating breakfast, and exercising. It is very noteworthy that there was a significant correlation between GWBS and combined health behaviors.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Department of Public Health
- Year
- 1994
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Bomar, Ginger
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/931
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1934