Quality of Life in Turkish University Students and Its Relationship to Levels of State-Trait Anxiety

Ünalan, Demet; Çelikten, Mustafa; Soyuer, Ferhan; Ozturk, Ahmet Bulent

doi:10.2224/sbp.2008.36.3.417

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“…A higher level of depressive moods induces a decrease in the feeling of satisfaction and complacency [19] as proven by the present study. Anxiety, as a state, has got negative influence upon mental health and the quality of life, which was corroborated by research carried out among Turkish students [20].…”

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Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Turosz

2011

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. The aim of the paper was to determine the level of diversity in selected personal resources and deficits of students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (FPES) of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw, who exhibit diversity in the level of their quality of life. Material and methods. 205 persons participated in the study. By means of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the level of the respondents' quality of life was determined. Next, the diversity of personal resources level and deficits in relation to the diverse level of life were defined. Personal resources and deficits were determined by means of the following research methods: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI), Hope for Success Questionnaire (KNS), Generalised Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Value Crisis Questionnaire (KKW). Results. High level of the quality of life was determined in one out of four students. The academic youth characterised by high level of the quality of life were more extrovert, optimistic, success driven and self-assured. On the other hand, they exhibited low level of neuroticism, value crisis and depressive disorders. Conclusions. The academic youth ought to be supported in their search for values and the meaning of life by modifications in curricula so as to actively stimulate the development of students' personal resources co-determining their high quality of life.Key words: the quality of life, personal resources, deficits, physical education students I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on nPositive psychology measures and nurtures the best values in human life. The fundamental goal of positive psychology is to foster the development of strengths in humans, their values and virtues, to give the opportunity for a person to live their life to the fullest, to develop and to perfect oneself in pursuit of happiness [1,2]. Positive psychologists do not deny the existence of deficits and disorders. However, they believe that one ought to focus on the positive aspects of human functioning and ought to develop social and individual resources [3].The quality of life is a term whose origins go back to economy and the term's further development is connected with medicine and psychology. Although researchers have been interested in the quality of life for more than 30 years, the definition of the term, one which would transcend its interdisciplinary character, is still to be presented [4,5,6].Psychology understands the quality of life as satisfaction with one's life, the satisfaction being a result of an assessment and valuation of various spheres of life and life as a whole. The result of the assessment can have a more cognitive character. Therefore, we can measure the quality of life by the feeling of satisfaction. The result can also belong to the category of emotions/experiences. In such case, we can rather talk about the level of satisfaction with various spheres of life and life as a whole [7].Oleś [4...

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Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Turosz

2011

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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“…Of the 76 full-text articles, 38 (representing quantitative HRQOL evaluations among 28 unique cohorts of TB patients) were relevant to our review [ 1 – 4 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 12 – 21 , 26 , 29 , 31 – 33 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 45 , 46 , 49 , 51 – 53 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 60 ]. Studies included in the systematic review were published in English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and Turkish.…”

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of tuberculosis on health-related quality of life

2012

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PurposeTo summarize the impact of tuberculosis (TB) on quantitative measures on self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL).MethodsWe searched eight databases to retrieve all peer-reviewed publications reporting original HRQOL data for persons with TB. All retrieved abstracts were considered for full-text review if HRQOL was quantitatively assessed among subjects with TB. Full-text articles were reviewed by two independent reviewers using a standardized abstraction form to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, questionnaire administration, and mean HRQOL scores. Meta-analyses were performed for standardized mean differences in HRQOL scores, comparing subjects treated for active TB with subjects treated for latent TB infection (LTBI), or with healthy controls, at similar time points with respect to diagnosis and/or treatment.ResultsFrom over 15,000 abstracts retrieved, 76 full-text articles were reviewed, which represented 28 unique cohorts (6,028 subjects) reporting HRQOL among subjects with active TB; 42 % were women and mean age was 42 years. Data on key social and behavioral determinants were limited. Within individual studies and in meta-analyses, subjects with active TB disease consistently reported worse HRQOL than concurrently evaluated subjects treated for LTBI. However, meaningful improvements in HRQOL throughout active TB treatment were reported by longitudinal studies.ConclusionsIn a variety of studies, in different settings and using different instruments, subjects with active TB consistently reported poorer HRQOL than persons treated for LTBI. Future research on HRQOL and TB should better address social and behavioral health determinants which may also affect HRQOL.

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“…Individuals with better general health status are more likely to have higher quality of life while having a disease lowers quality of life. The results of many national and international studies also support this finding (Smith, Avis & Assmann, ; Sinici et al, ; Ünalan et al, ; Şimşek et al, ). Therefore, eliminating or lowering health problems of individuals and increasing their general health status will also increase their quality of life.…”

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What predicts the quality of life in Turkey: The results of a country representative study

Yetim

Çelik

2019

Health Soc Care Community

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Quality of life is a multidimensional, sophisticated, comprehensive and abstract concept that reflects life conditions, health and social welfare status, perception of life and psychology of individuals. It is affected by health problem and disease existence as well as individual, demographic, economic and social characteristics such as gender, education, marital status and income level. The objective of this study is to determine the more likely predictors of the quality of life in Turkey. 2016 Turkey Health Survey that is a large and nationally representative survey was used to reach study objective. The results indicated that individual and demographic characteristic as well as self-rated health status and disease existence were the main predictors of quality of life. Based on the findings, it can be recommended that appropriate interventions might improve quality of life which is tend to be lower among aged, female, less educated and widow/separated individuals. It is also recommended in improving health status of individuals and improving accessibility, and quality of the health services for people with a disease will increase the quality of life of individuals.

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Quality of Life in Turkish University Students and Its Relationship to Levels of State-Trait Anxiety

Cited by 19 publications

References 6 publications

Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of tuberculosis on health-related quality of life

What predicts the quality of life in Turkey: The results of a country representative study

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