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Social relationship and health among students with low social desirability
Author(s) -
Cheng Shu Hui,
Lee ChihTing,
Lee I Hui,
Sun Zih Jie,
Lin ShihHsien,
Chen Kao Chin,
Tsai Chung Hung,
Yang Yen Kuang,
Yang Yi Ching
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12073
Subject(s) - altruism (biology) , psychology , social psychology , social desirability , path analysis (statistics) , computer science , machine learning
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.