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Observational studyHealth promotion international2024

Psychological distress, health-promoting lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in Honduran university students: a structural equation model.

Marcio Alexander Castillo-Díaz, María Candelaria Martínez, Carlos Alberto Henao Periañez, Dilcia Sauceda-Acosta

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Marcio Alexander Castillo-DíazOrientation and Student Affairs Departament (VOAE) and Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Ciudad Universitaria, Boulevard Suyapa, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.ORCID 0000-0002-9489-7036
María Candelaria MartínezOrientation and Student Affairs Department (VOAE), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Ciudad Universitaria, Boulevard Suyapa, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.ORCID 0009-0009-5443-908X
Carlos Alberto Henao PeriañezSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Universidad del Valle, Sede San Fernando, 4b 36-00 St., Cali 760042, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-1018-3969
Dilcia Sauceda-AcostaGraduate Program in Epidemiology, Research Institute in Medical Sciences and Right to Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Ciudad Universitaria, Boulevard Suyapa, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.ORCID 0000-0001-6824-5723

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study sought to analyze an explanatory model on the relationship among sociodemographic factors, health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and psychological distress (depression, anxiety and stress) in college students. This is an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study conducted on a national sample of 4203 students who entered a macro university in Honduras in 2021, 2022 and 2023. We used a sociodemographic survey, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21). Univariate analysis and a multivariate structural equation model were conducted. The average HPLP-II score was 117.45 (± 23.41), and the average DASS-21 score was 20.06 (± 14.16). The multivariate model showed a good data fit (comparative fit index = 0.951; Tucker-Lewis index = 0.957; root mean square error of approximation = 0.067 [90% CI = 0.067-0.068]). Results indicate that being a woman (β = 0.11; p < 0.001) and being enrolled in biological and health sciences (β = 0.09; p < 0.001) significantly predict HPLP-II scores. Furthermore, being a woman (β = 0.17; p < 0.001), age (β = 0.10; p < 0.001) and having pre-existing medical conditions (β = 0.16; p < 0.001) significantly explain part of the variance of DASS-21. A significant reverse relationship between health-promoting behavior and psychological distress was shown (r = -0.36; p < 0.001). This study identifies protective and risky sociodemographic factors linked to health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and psychological distress. Our findings have implications for developing comprehensive intervention policies and strategies to promote health in higher education settings.

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Healthy LifestyleStudentsAdolescentAdultAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth PromotionHondurasHumansLatent Class AnalysisLife StyleMalePsychological DistressSociodemographic Factorshealth behaviormental healthobservational studysocial determinants of healthstructural equation modelinguniversity students

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