Eeling healthy? A survey of physical and psychological wellbeing of students from seven universities in the UK

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1308-1323

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   Stock, Christiane ^b   Snelgrove, Sherrill ^c   Hu, Xiaoling ^d   Parke, Sian ^c   Davies, Shân ^c   John, Jill ^c   Adetunji, Hamed ^e   Stoate, Mary ^f   Deeny, Pat ^g   Phillips, Ceri ^c   Mabhala, Andi ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Cheltenham Gloucester College of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

^e OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burdens and stressors; Gender; Physical health; Psychological wellbeing; Psychosomatic; Social support; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957882535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8051308     Document Type: Article

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