Estilos de vida e bem-estar de estudantes do ensino superior

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The study of lifestyles in higher education has specificities due to multiple factors, being both welfare and lifestyles of young people, present on the political agenda of the institutions. AIMS: Evaluate IPVC students' lifestyles and psychological welfare; Compare lifestyles and psychological welfare of female and male students. Correlate both lifestyles and psychological welfare. METHODS: Quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study. A questionnaire with a sociodemographic characterization, psychological welfare (QGBEP-R) and the FANTASTICO lifestyle were used, translated and validated for the Portuguese population. RESULTS: Of the 291 respondents, the majority are female (80.8%), mean age is 22.49 ± 7.035 years, 44.3% are from the area of residence, 11.7% consider having addictions, the most frequent tobacco. Most consider their lifestyle "Very Good" (52.6%). In the item "Family / Friends" 82.2% answered "do not have / have sometimes" to the question with whom to speak important things" 76.5%"did not give / sometimes gave and received affections" and 61.5% "did not consider themselves members of a community group and / or self-help group". From the analysis of the dimensions of the FANTASTICO and the sex, the students scored higher on the "family / friends" items, "tobacco" and "sexual and health behaviour". The students scored better in "physical activity / associativism", "sleep" and in "introspection". Concerning welfare, the mean value was 24,204 + 4,920, being higher in boys.