Satisfaction with Life and It's Predictors of College Students

Park, Hyun Sook; Kwon, Bok Soon

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2006;15(1):48-56.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2006.15.1.48 Published online March 31, 2006.

Satisfaction with Life and It's Predictors of College Students

Hyun Sook Park¹, Bok Soon Kwon²

¹Department of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu
²Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Daegu

대학생의 삶의 만족도와 관련 요인

박현숙¹, 권복순²

¹대구가톨릭대학교 간호학과 부교수
²대구가톨릭대학교 사회복지학과 부교수

Correspondence: Hyun Sook Park, Tel: +82-53-650-4827, Fax: +82-53-621-4106,
Email: parkhs@cu.ac.kr

Received: 9 February 2006 • Accepted: 8 March 2006

Abstract

Purpose
This study was to investigate the satisfaction with life, and identify the important predictors of satisfaction with life for college students.
Methods
The subjects c이isisted of 430 college students. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires, which were constructed to include satisfaction with life, self-esteem, vocational identity, and hopelessness. The data were analyzed by the SPSS/WIN. 11.5 program.
Results
Satisfaction with life for college students was significantly different according to grade, religion, satisfaction for body weight, perceived health status, conversation with parents, and conversation with friends. Satisfaction with life for college students correlated with self-esteem, vocational identity, and hopelessness. The significant predictors of satisfaction with life for college students were seli-esteem, vocational identity, conversation with parents, and religion, explaining 42.8% of the variance in satisfaction with life.
Conclusion
The above findings indicate that satisfaction with life for college students is influenced by self-esteem, vocational identity, conversation with parents, and religion. The findings of this study suggest that a school health program to improve satisfaction with life for college students needs to consider these factors.

Key Words: College Students; Life; Satisfaction

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