| University Students' Health Behavior, Depression, and Ego-resilience. |
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Keum Suk Park, Hae Min Yoon |
1College of Nursing, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. ksp110@hanmail.net
2Division of Student Support, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
The objectives of the study were to examine university students' health behavior, depression, and ego-resilience in order to understand the relationship between these variables, and to identify factors influencing ego-resilience. METHODS: Data were collected from a sample of 302 students attending G University. The data collection period was from October 28, 2015 to December 21, 2015. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression with the SPSS Statistics version 23 Program. RESULTS: The number of close friends was weakly correlated with depression and ego-resilience: specifically, the number of close friends had a weak negative correlation with depression, and a weak positive correlation with ego-resilience. Factors significantly influencing the students' ego-resilience were depression, type of residence, frequency of exercise, and gender, with a total explanatory power of 18%. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that intervention programs to improve ego-resilience should be developed. Research into ego-resilience should be replicated with students from a variety of cultural background and diverse study areas. |
| Key Words:
University students; Health behavior; Depression; Ego-resilience |
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