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Family, Life Course, and Society
Health-related quality of life; Emotional relationships; Psychosocial abuse;
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Relationships, Health, And Spirituality Among College Students: Factors Of College Success, Solomon S. Wang
Relationships, Health, And Spirituality Among College Students: Factors Of College Success, Solomon S. Wang
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This explorative longitudinal study investigated the relationship between healthrelated quality of life (HRQL) and various social and faith factors associated with the home to college transition. Data from 347 collegians attending a Christian University were utilized for this study and results uncovered that over the course of a year, gender, time, significant emotional relationships, a psychosocial abuse history, and faith importance predicted HRQL. In addition to each having a main effect, there were unique interactions among the variables that predicted outcomes. The findings provide valuable theoretical and practical insight on what colleges and universities can do to address deteriorating collegian …