P0113 - Relationship between psychological well-being and general health

Abstract

Aim:

Traditionally, health researcher has focused on negative states, their determinants and consequences.Until relatively recently, few studies have been conducted on subjective moods or feelings of well-being and their determinants. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between general health and psychological well-being.

Method:

Participants were 145 undergraduate students of Islamic Azad university of Azadshahr. The mean age of the participants was 24.7 years (SD = 4.52) and ages ranged from 18 to 40 years old. They were 49 men and 96 women.

Measures:

All participants completed a questionnaire booklet containing two self- report measures: The Scales of Psychological Well-Being (Ryff, 1995) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28).

Results:

The results of the present study demonstrate that: Correlation between psychological well-being and student's general health is meaningful and positive.