Health-Related Priorities, Perceptions, and Values of University Students: Implications for Wellness Education

Autor/inn/en	Cass, Anna L.; Holt, Elizabeth W.; Criss, Shaniece; Hunt, Eleanor; Reed, Rachel
Titel	Health-Related Priorities, Perceptions, and Values of University Students: Implications for Wellness Education
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 52 (2021) 1, S.37-47 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cass, Anna L.) ORCID (Holt, Elizabeth W.) ORCID (Criss, Shaniece)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2020.1844103
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Health Related Fitness; Wellness; Locus of Control; Health Behavior; Stress Variables; Mental Health; Chronic Illness; Communicable Diseases; Health Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Gesundheitssport; Gesundheitstraining; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Psychohygiene; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Background: University wellness education can have a long-term impact on the health-related knowledge and behaviors of individuals. Moreover, individual perceptions influence the likelihood of participation in health-promoting behaviors. Therefore, understanding college students' health-related priorities and perceptions may increase the effectiveness of wellness education in university settings. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the health-related priorities, perceptions, and values of college students in the context of wellness-oriented education. Methods: Surveys were administered to undergraduate students enrolled in wellness courses at a liberal arts university. Measures included Multidimensional Health Locus of Control, Perceived Health Competence, Health Values, health priorities, and health behaviors. Results: Students identified stress and mental health as their primary health concerns, over other chronic and infectious diseases. Health was second to happiness among student-identified life values, but increased in relative importance during the semester (P =0.03). Students ranking health high in importance were more likely to accomplish personal wellness goals than those who ranked health lower (P =0.01). Discussion: Considering the association between values and behaviors, value- and priority-informed wellness education may have an increased impact on health-related behavioral outcomes. Translation to Health Education Practice: College wellness education may benefit from incorporating student-identified health priorities and values into curricula. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01