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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2020.10.02.055

A Study on Psychological Well-Being among College Students  

Park, Jeeyeon (Department of Nursing, Kyungsung University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.10, no.2, 2020 , pp. 55-62 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find out impact of physical health, family strength and psychological well-being on college students in Korea, and to use it as a basic data in developing psycholohgical well-being promotion interventions for college students. The study was composed of 125 students who were studying in 4-year system at colleges. Data were collected from September 1st to October 31st, 2019. Data analysis included an independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression using the SPSS 23.0 program. As a result of this study, psychological well-being of those was significantly correlated with physical health and family strenth. In a regression analysis, psychological well-being accounted for 28% of the variance of family strength, physical health and Club activity. The most significant factor affecting the success of psychological well-being was family strength (β=0.34, p<.001). The result of the study indicate the importance of consideration with family strength for psychological well-being of college students.
Keywords
Family strength; Physical health; Psychological well-being; College student; Influencing factor;
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