Student involvement, mental health and quality of life of college students in a selected university in Manila, Philippines
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This study was conceived within the context of increasing incidence of mental health challenges observed among college adolescents in the Philippines. Being an important social institution, the school must be able to create a social environment in order to foster better mental wellbeing and quality of life among its students. This research sought to examine the relationship among student involvement, mental health and quality of life among college students in a Philippine university. This study utilized a quantitative cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design. Survey was administered to 249 students in a private university. Results suggest that involvement in school organizations was correlated to depression levels, general positive affect and life satisfaction. Social interactions with entities in school was also related with quality of life. All subscales of mental health were associated with quality of life among the student respondents.
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- Authors
- Cleofas, J. V.
- Affiliations
- St. Paul University Manila (PH)
- Corresponding author
- Cleofas, Jerome Visperas
- Venue
- International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-09-26
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 435-447
- ISSN
- 0267-3843 (ISSN-L)
- 2164-4527
- OpenAlex
- W2977227653
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 10.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- student involvement, mental health, quality of life, university students, school organization, depression, positive affect, life satisfaction, social interaction
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