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Abstract

Publication Date

1-14-2026

Abstract

University students’ sedentary behavior, insufficient sleep, and other unhealthy lifestyle habits, compounded by social competition, academic pressure, and digital “screen dependence,” have exacerbated mental health issues and health risks. A health-promoting lifestyle, as a proactive approach to improving well-being, is a key pathway to alleviating these challenges. This study explores the relationship between health-promoting lifestyles and physical and mental health, providing scientific evidence for university health interventions. Method: A stratified random sampling method was used to select 1,383 male undergraduate students as the study sample. During the spring semester of 2021, researchers distributed a demographic questionnaire, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II Revised (HPLP-II-R), and the Self-Rated Health Measurement Scale (SRHMS V1.0. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 1,245 valid questionnaires were collected. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0, employing independent sample t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and regression analysis (1) The overall level of health-promoting lifestyle among the participants was moderate (2.43±0.37), with relatively low scores in the dimensions of physical exercise (2.15±0.46) and health responsibility (1.87±0.43); factors such as grade, place of origin, only-child status, and academic pressure all had an influence. (2) The overall self-rated health of the participants was at a suboptimal level (68.10±6.36), with only-child status and parental education level significantly affecting students’ self-rated health. (3) The total score of health-promoting lifestyle was significantly positively correlated with the total self-rated health score (r=0.512, p < 0.01), and the dimensions of health-promoting lifestyle were significantly negatively correlated with psychological symptoms and negative emotions (r=-0.236, p < 0.01). Interpersonal relationships (β=0.332, p < 0.01), spiritual growth (β=0.248, p < 0.01), physical exercise (β=0.116, p < 0.01), and nutrition (β=0.089, p < 0.05) were significant predictors of self-rated health (1) The health-promoting lifestyle among the participants requires improvement; specifically, the dimensions of physical exercise and health responsibility, with targeted guidance provided according to different student characteristics. Overall, students’ self-rated health is at a suboptimal level, with particularly low self-rated mental health. (2) There is a significant positive correlation between a health-promoting lifestyle and self-rated health. Specifically, the dimensions of interpersonal relationships, spiritual growth, physical exercise, and nutrition significantly predict overall self-rated health levels; interpersonal relationships and nutrition predict self-rated physical health levels; spiritual growth predicts self-rated mental health levels; and interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth predict self-rated social health levels.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18122/ijpah.5.1.167.boisestate

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