Healthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Aleksandra M Rogowska,1 Pawe&lstrok; F Nowak,2 Aleksandra Kwa&sacute;nicka1 1Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland; 2Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, PolandCorrespondence: Aleksandra M RogowskaInstitute of Psycholog...

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Autores principales:	Rogowska AM, Nowak PF, Kwaśnicka A
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2021
Materias:	college and university students dispositional optimism life satisfaction optimistic expectancies subjective well-being (swb) mediation analysis. Psychology BF1-990 Industrial psychology HF5548.7-5548.85
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:730d54fe7f6e456694ee72aa581806b92021-11-23T18:43:02ZHealthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study1179-1578https://doaj.org/article/730d54fe7f6e456694ee72aa581806b92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/healthy-behavior-as-a-mediator-in-the-relationship-between-optimism-an-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBMhttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-1578Aleksandra M Rogowska,1 Pawe&lstrok; F Nowak,2 Aleksandra Kwa&sacute;nicka1 1Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland; 2Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, PolandCorrespondence: Aleksandra M RogowskaInstitute of Psychology, University of Opole, ul. Staszica 1, Room 312, Opole, 45-052, PolandTel +48 604732259Email arogowska@uni.opole.plPurpose: This study examines the indirect relationship between optimism and life satisfaction via healthy behavior among health sciences students.Participants and Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 349 health sciences students, including 58% of women, ranging in age between 19 and 30 years (M = 22.15, SD = 1.83). Self-report questionnaires were used to measure dispositional optimism (the Life Orientation Test-Revised, LOT-R), life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale, SWLS), and health behaviors (Health Behavior Inventory, HBI), with four subscales: healthy diet (HD), preventive behavior (PB), positive mental attitudes (PMA), and healthy practices (HP). In addition, a single mediation model (with the total HBI as mediator) was compared with a parallel mediation model (with four subscales of the HBI). Gender was controlled as a confounding variable.Results: Women scored higher in the total HBI (p < 0.01), HD (p < 0.001) and PB (p < 0.01) than men, while men scored slightly higher in dispositional optimism (p < 0.01). General health behavior (total HBI) completely mediates the relationship between dispositional optimism and life satisfaction, R2 = 0.32. In the parallel model, only PMA was determined as a mediator of the association between dispositional optimism and satisfaction with life, R2 = 0.36. The single mediation model showed perfect fit (X2/df = 0.00, RMSEA = 0.00, SRMR = 0.00, CFI = 1.00, IFI = 1.00, NFI = 1.00), better than the parallel mediation model (X2/df = 2.353, p = 0.095, RMSEA = 0.062, SRMR = 0.020, CFI = 0.995, IFI = 995, NFI = 991).Conclusion: The interplay mechanism between personal resources and behavioral health-related habits may explain 32% of life satisfaction variance. The intervention focused on increasing optimistic expectancies and health behaviors should be implemented in universities to increase students’ well-being and prevent depression.Keywords: college and university students, dispositional optimism, life satisfaction, optimistic expectancies, subjective well-being, SWB, mediation analysisRogowska AMNowak PFKwaśnicka ADove Medical Pressarticlecollege and university studentsdispositional optimismlife satisfactionoptimistic expectanciessubjective well-being (swb)mediation analysis.PsychologyBF1-990Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENPsychology Research and Behavior Management, Vol Volume 14, Pp 1877-1888 (2021)
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spellingShingle	college and university students dispositional optimism life satisfaction optimistic expectancies subjective well-being (swb) mediation analysis. Psychology BF1-990 Industrial psychology HF5548.7-5548.85 Rogowska AM Nowak PF Kwaśnicka A Healthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
description	Aleksandra M Rogowska,1 Pawe&lstrok; F Nowak,2 Aleksandra Kwa&sacute;nicka1 1Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland; 2Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, PolandCorrespondence: Aleksandra M RogowskaInstitute of Psychology, University of Opole, ul. Staszica 1, Room 312, Opole, 45-052, PolandTel +48 604732259Email arogowska@uni.opole.plPurpose: This study examines the indirect relationship between optimism and life satisfaction via healthy behavior among health sciences students.Participants and Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 349 health sciences students, including 58% of women, ranging in age between 19 and 30 years (M = 22.15, SD = 1.83). Self-report questionnaires were used to measure dispositional optimism (the Life Orientation Test-Revised, LOT-R), life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale, SWLS), and health behaviors (Health Behavior Inventory, HBI), with four subscales: healthy diet (HD), preventive behavior (PB), positive mental attitudes (PMA), and healthy practices (HP). In addition, a single mediation model (with the total HBI as mediator) was compared with a parallel mediation model (with four subscales of the HBI). Gender was controlled as a confounding variable.Results: Women scored higher in the total HBI (p < 0.01), HD (p < 0.001) and PB (p < 0.01) than men, while men scored slightly higher in dispositional optimism (p < 0.01). General health behavior (total HBI) completely mediates the relationship between dispositional optimism and life satisfaction, R2 = 0.32. In the parallel model, only PMA was determined as a mediator of the association between dispositional optimism and satisfaction with life, R2 = 0.36. The single mediation model showed perfect fit (X2/df = 0.00, RMSEA = 0.00, SRMR = 0.00, CFI = 1.00, IFI = 1.00, NFI = 1.00), better than the parallel mediation model (X2/df = 2.353, p = 0.095, RMSEA = 0.062, SRMR = 0.020, CFI = 0.995, IFI = 995, NFI = 991).Conclusion: The interplay mechanism between personal resources and behavioral health-related habits may explain 32% of life satisfaction variance. The intervention focused on increasing optimistic expectancies and health behaviors should be implemented in universities to increase students’ well-being and prevent depression.Keywords: college and university students, dispositional optimism, life satisfaction, optimistic expectancies, subjective well-being, SWB, mediation analysis
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title	Healthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Healthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Healthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Healthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Healthy Behavior as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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