Factors Related to Self-Perceived Health of Young Adults.
- Author:
Kee Ho PARK
1
;
Woohyun CHO
;
Il SUH
;
Jong Ku PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Self-perceived health;
Young adult;
Internet;
E-mail;
Physical health;
Self-esteem
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Electronic Mail;
Female;
Humans;
Internet;
Multivariate Analysis;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Young Adult*
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;33(4):415-425
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To determine which factors are related to young adults perception of their health. Two research questions were asked. Which aspects of health does self-perceived health as a index of general health reflect? Why do two individuals with the same level of general health have different health perceptions? METHODS: The sampling frame comprised college or graduate school students, aged 20 to 29, who were members of A, one of the 4 biggest internet communication services. The questionnaires were sent to study samples(n= 1,000) and answered by E-mail. Response rate was 37.0%. RESULTS: Firstly, physical health ranked highest and self-perceived health ranked lowest. Secondly, health, anxiety, depression, and self-perceived health showed significant differences between the sexes, with women showing a higher health status in these categories except for self-perceived health. Thirdly, the two factors significantly related to self-perceived health were physical health and self-esteem, as determined by multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS: The factors significantly related to self-perceived health were physical health and self-esteem. Further studies of the health characteristics of young adults are needed.
