The present study examined mediating effects of self-control and health promoting lifestyle in the relationship between life stress and adjustment to college life for college students. Survey data were collected from 624 college students(296 males, 32...
The present study examined mediating effects of self-control and health promoting lifestyle in the relationship between life stress and adjustment to college life for college students. Survey data were collected from 624 college students(296 males, 328 females) in Seoul and Chung-Cheong Do. The questionnaire was composed of the Korean Version of Life Stress Scale for College Students, the Student Adaptation to college Questionnaire(SACQ), the Self-control Scale(SCS), and the Korean Version of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile(HPLP). Results indicated that life stress, health promoting lifestyle, and adjustment have group differences in gender. The life stress score of the female students were significantly higher than that of the male students. However, health promoting lifestyle and adjustment score of the male students were significantly higher than that of the female students. The correlations of all variables were significant in the male and female group. The results from hierarchical multiple regression analyses supported the hypothesized model in which both self-control and health promoting lifestyle partially mediated the relationship between life stress and adjustment to college life. Implications for counseling practice and suggestions for future research are discussed.