Jehad A. Rababah|Mohammed M. Al?Hammouri|Barbara L. Drew
The impact of health literacy on college students’ psychological disturbances and quality of life: a structural equation modeling analysis
Jordan University of Science and Technology|Jordan University of Science and Technology|Kent State University
abstract background literature regarding effect health literacy college students psychological health quality life scarce purpose conducting crosssectional study examine effect health literacy certain psychological disturbances perceived stress depressive symptoms impulsivity quality life college students methods crosssectional quantitative design utilized study total 310 fouryear college students participated study students completed demographics questionnaire well already established validated measures health literacy perceived stress depressive symptoms impulsivity quality life structural equation modeling performed analyze data explore effect health literacy psychological disturbances quality life results results showed health literacy negative effect three psychological disturbances commonly experienced college students perceived stress depressive symptoms impulsivity addition effect health literacy quality life positive conclusion proposed conceptual model supported college students counseling staff could use findings better address students needs pertinent psychological health quality life future research warranted develop comprehensive model explains role health literacy determining college students psychological health quality life