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Health risk behaviors among university students: A latent class cnalysis and its association with mental health

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorPais Brandão, Tânia Raquel
dc.contributor.authorGouveia, Maria Joao
dc.contributor.authorDias Neto, David Manuel
dc.contributor.authorQueirós, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Teresa Almeida
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida Rocha, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Ana Cristina
dc.contributor.authorBelo, Sara
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Soraia
dc.contributor.authorVargas-Moniz, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-29T14:48:17Z
dc.date.available2026-09-29T14:48:17Z
dc.date.issued2026-07-28
dc.description.abstractHealth behaviors (HB) are critical for university students, as they are closely associated with academic and overall well-being. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore health behaviors in a sample of university students, identify patterns of HB, and examine the association between these patterns and mental health outcomes. The sample consisted of 1085 university students enrolled at a private higher-education institution. Participants were predominantly female (83.4%), with a mean age of 22.74 years (= 7.03). Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was employed to identify distinct classes of HB. Three classes were identified: Class 1, labelled as the Unhealthy habits - high-stress profile (15.7%); Class 2, labelled as the Healthy/Low-risk group (68%); and Class 3, labelled as the Unhealthy habits - substance-use profile (16.3%). Significant differences in mental health outcomes were observed, with the Unhealthy habits - high stress profile displaying significantly worse mental health compared to the Healthy/Unhealthy habits - substance use profile. These findings reinforce the idea that HB do not operate in isolation but are interdependent components of a broader lifestyle pattern. The findings may inform the development of targeted interventions to promote healthier lifestyle patterns and support mental health among university students, particularly for the Unhealthy habits - high stress profile in the student population.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipDireção Geral do Ensino Superior - DGES
dc.identifier.citationBrandão, T., Gouveia, M. J., Neto, D. D., Queirós, F., Loureiro, F., Rocha, T. A., Martins, A. C., Belo, S., Rodrigues, S., & Vargas-Moniz, M. (2026b). Health risk behaviors among university students: A latent class analysis and its association with mental health. Psychological Reports, 332941261473839. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941261473839
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00332941261473839
dc.identifier.issn0033-2941
dc.identifier.issn1558-691X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/14086
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relationDGES_ID022/2023
dc.relation.ispartofPsychological Reports
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjecthealth behaviors
dc.subjectlifestyle
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectuniversity
dc.subjectlatent class analysis
dc.titleHealth risk behaviors among university students: A latent class cnalysis and its association with mental healtheng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage21
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titlePsychological Reports
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