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Family Environment and Quality of Life Among Graduate Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

E. Kotrotsiou ,
E. Dragioti ,
E. Vrioni ,
V. Koutras  and
M. Gouva
E. Kotrotsiou
Affiliation:
Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece
E. Dragioti
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory Psychology of Patients Families and Health Professionals, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece
E. Vrioni
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Program “Primary Care Health” Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece
V. Koutras
Affiliation:
Department of Pre-School Education, University of Thessaly, Ioannina, Greece
M. Gouva
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory Psychology of Patients Families and Health Professionals, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Ioannina, Greece

Abstract

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Introduction

Studies have revealed that graduate education isassociated with high risk for the development of physical and psychologicalhealth problems.

Objectives

This study examined the potential differences amongstudents from 6 higher education departments.

Aims

To investigated family environment and quality oflife of post graduate students.

Methods

In this study 164 post graduate students from varioushigher education departments were participated. More specifically, 61 (37.2%rate) from the Department of early & infant childhood, 36 (rate 22.0%)students from medical schools, 30 (total of 18.3%) students from nursingschools, 15 (rate 9.1%) students from school of speech 12 (rate 7.3%) studentsfrom kindergarten sections and 10 (6.1%) students from pedagogical faculties. The sample completed a)Family Environment Scale(Form R-FES) b) Short-Form Health Survey (SF- 36).

Results

Using one way analysis ofvariance we found statistical significant differences in terms of family conflict(F=2.665, p=0.036), total family environment (F=2.481, p=0.041), physical functioning (F=3.847, p=.006), role-physical(F=3.551, p=.009), mental health (F=3.165, p=.016) and physical component summary(F=4.305, p=.003). Multiple comparisons shownthat graduates students of early & infant childhood reported lower levelsof family conflicts, better role-physical, mental health and physical healththan graduates students of nursing schools, whereas students from medicalschools have better total family environment than graduates students of early& infant childhood. Finally graduates students of nursing schools reportedlower physical functioning than students from medical schools.

Conclusions

Our results may promote studies on psychological wellbeing in higher education, and may provide support for their positive psychologicalhealth care.

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Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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