Health Contributing Factors in Higher Education Students: The Importance of Family and Friends

  1. Santiago Yubero 2
  2. Raúl Navarro 2
  3. Elisa Larrañaga 2
  4. Macarena Esteban 1
  5. María Elche 2
  6. Jesús Gutiérrez 2
  1. 1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

  2. 2 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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    Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05r78ng12

Journal:
Healthcare

ISSN: 2227-9032

Year of publication: 2018

Volume: 6

Issue: 4

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3390/HEALTHCARE6040147 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine well-being and its relationship to social support from friends and family communication in university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1679 university students aged 18–25 years from four universities in Spain. Logistical regression models were tested (p < 0.05). The students in the last year of university reported higher well-being scores in comparison with students in the previous years. Well-being was inversely related to family communication problems. Family communication and social support from friends were the factors that associated the most with better well-being. All the regression models were statistically significant and explained from 16% of the well-being in Year 4 students until 34% of the well-being in Year 1 students. Our findings could be useful for developing interventions to promote health in order to improve college students’ well-being. It is important for strategies to be developed in mental and family health areas.