Effect of Healthy Lifestyle Training on Physical, Psychological and Social Health
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https://doi.org/10.24200/jsshr.vol4iss02pp86-89Abstract
Lifestyle and Health is established in the first years of life, but the lifestyle behaviors that are experienced in attending college can have large effects on students' health. So, purpose of this study was to evaluate Effect of healthy lifestyle training on the physical, psychological and social health of students of Islamic Azad University of Arak. Methodology: This is an applied study. Based on the nature and methods, this is an experimental design with pre-test and post-test with a control group. The population of this study are students at Arak Islamic Azad University who were chosen using voluntary - randomly sampling. Thus, in this study, 37 students were placed in the experimental group and 39 students were placed in the control group (based on age and sex criteria.). Participants also completed three researcher-made questionnaires including demographics, quality of life and Keynesian social health. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed a significant difference between two groups in physical functions, body pain, general health, vitality, social functions, emotional role and mental health, but no significant difference was observed between two in the physical and social health. Conclusion: Considering that students are a large volume of young population in the country and age and their status as educated class of society can give them as a model for others, so choosing any lifestyle by them, in their own lives and others are effective, it is recommended to train students about lifestyle and other topics in psychology from the beginning of the universities..References
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