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Social relationship and health among students with low social desirability
Shu Hui Cheng1, Chih-Ting Lee, I Hui Lee
1Office of Student Affairs, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Introduction:
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.
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