What factors are related to self-perceived health? The relationship between Sense of Coherence, behaviors and health on Peruvian emerging adults

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Juan Carlos Saravia
Cecilia Chau

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AbstractThe aim of this study is to assess the relationship between Sense of Coherence (SOC), health behaviors and self-perceived physical and mentalhealth in men and women. 448 undergraduate students participated in this study. The mean age was 21.3 years old (SD = 1.95). SOC, leisure timeand sleep predicted better mental health in men. Comprehensibility, leisure time, sleep and physical activity predicted physical health in men.Only manageability and meaningfulness predicted mental health in women. In this group, Manageability, leisure time, physical activity and dietpredicted physical health. These results can be used to help design strategies to encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors and healthier copingstrategies in late adolescents and emerging adults.© 2018 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Asociación Mexicana de Comportamiento y Salud. This is an open access article under theCC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Saravia, J. C., & Chau, C. (2018). What factors are related to self-perceived health? The relationship between Sense of Coherence, behaviors and health on Peruvian emerging adults. Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues, 9(2), 111–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbhsi.2017.11.003

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