| Keywords |
Living environment ; Health behavior ; Quality of life ; University students |
| Abstract |
The living environment, health behavior and quality of life (QOL) were compared between 321 male and 342 female Korean college students. The life-environment consisted of the biological aspects (gender, age, body mass index, sleeping duration, perceived physical types and health status), the habitat environment (resident types and cohabit members) and social environment such as eligibility of medical care. The results showed that there were gender differences in various aspects of life-environment; particularly, the association of life-environment to health patterns and QOL seemed to be complicated in females, indicating that enhancing self-empowerment skill may be more effective strategy of health management in females, rather a single solid intervention compared to male students. |