The role of executive functioning, healthcare management, and self-efficacy in college students' health-related quality of life. Issue 8 (17th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cushman, Grace K.; West, Kara B.; Davis, Molly; LaMotte, Julia; Eaton, Cyd K.; Gutierrez-Colina, Ana M.; Suveg, Cynthia; Blount, Ronald L.
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 70:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 2356
• Page End: 2364
• Publication Date: 2022-11-17
• Subjects: College students -- executive functioning -- healthcare management -- health-related quality of life -- self-efficacy; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1862128
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: Examine how executive functioning (EF), healthcare management, and self-efficacy relate to college students' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Participants : Undergraduates completed questionnaires at baseline (Time 1; n = 387) and 18–24 months later (Time 2; n = 102). Methods: Participants reported on their EF and healthcare management skills at Time 1 and self-efficacy and mental and physical HRQOL at Time 2. Results: Students with fewer EF problems reported higher mental and physical HRQOL at both timepoints and those with higher healthcare management skills had higher mental and physical HRQOL at Time 1. Higher self-efficacy mediated the relation between EF and mental HRQOL, and the relation between healthcare management and mental HRQOL. Conclusions: Findings illustrate two potential pathways by which self-management, in healthcare settings or daily living, contributes to mental HRQOL during emerging adulthood. Assessing EF and healthcare management could help identify those at risk of low HRQOL and provide information that can inform interventions in college settings.