Existential Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Adults

Authors

  • Tara L. Gallien
  • Hui Bian
  • Juhee Kim
  • Ernest Tamanji Anye

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47779/ajhs.2014.229

Keywords:

spirituality, health related quality of life, young adults

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the independent effect of existential well-being (EWB) and religious well-being (RWB), two dimensions of spiritual well-being, on various measures of health related quality of life (HQROL) in a sample of 804 young adults. Independent variables were measured using the EWB and RWB subscales of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale; dependent variables were measured using questions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HRQOL – 14 Measure. Linear and ordinal regression results found stronger associations of EWB, compared to RWB, with increased overall HQROL, more healthy days and fewer unhealthy days, and better general health status, respectively.

Author Biographies

Tara L. Gallien

Tara L. Gallien, PhD, CHES, Assistant Professor East Carolina University, Department of Health Education and Promotion, 3206 Carol Belk Building, Greenville, NC 27858

Hui Bian

Hui Bian, PhD, CHES, Statistics and Research Consultant, East Carolina
University, Offi ce for Faculty Excellence, Greenville, NC

Juhee Kim

Juhee Kim, MS, ScD, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, Center for Health Disparities & Department of Public Health, Greenville, NC

Ernest Tamanji Anye

Ernest Tamanji Anye, MS, Health and Technology Consultant, Columbia, MO

Published

2020-11-15

How to Cite

Gallien, T., Bian, H., Kim, J., & Anye, E. T. (2020). Existential Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Adults. American Journal of Health Studies, 29(4). https://doi.org/10.47779/ajhs.2014.229