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- Title
Social relationship and health among students with low social desirability.
- Authors
Cheng, Shu Hui; Lee, Chih‐Ting; Lee, I Hui; Sun, Zih Jie; Lin, Shih‐Hsien; Chen, Kao Chin; Tsai, Chung Hung; Yang, Yen Kuang; Yang, Yi Ching
- Abstract
Introduction This survey aimed to probe the associations between altruism, social support and subjective health among incoming students with low level of social desirability. Methods Totally, 5,634 incoming university students were assessed and 2,472 students with a low tendency toward social desirability were recruited for analysis. Results The results indicated that altruism and perceived social support were correlated and both could predict subjective health simultaneously. Path analysis indicated that altruism may promote health directly and indirectly by social support. Discussion Developing curriculums to enhance altruism and social support could be an important issue for university students.
- Subjects
SOCIAL interaction; SOCIAL desirability in adolescence; ALTRUISM in children; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; SOCIAL support
- Publication
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 2014, Vol 6, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
1758-5864
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/appy.12073