Psychological distress and lifestyle of students: Implications for health promotion

Health Promotion International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-87

  Deasy, Christine ^a   Coughlan, Barry ^a   Pironom, Julie ^b   Jourdan, Didier ^a   Mcnamara, Patricia Mannix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Health risk behaviours; Higher education students; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927789335     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dau086     Document Type: Article

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