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LIFESTYLE AND WELLNESS OF UNIVERSITIES STUDENTS A CROSSSECTIONAL ASSESSMENT

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-III).03      10.31703/grr.2022(VII-III).03      Published : Sep 2022

Lifestyle and Wellness of Universities' Students: A Cross-sectional Assessment

Abstract

    The current study was designed to evaluate lifestyle and wellness among Universities' Students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. A sample of n=399 was taken from by using a simple random sampling technique. Two different adopted questionnaires consisting Healthy lifestyle questionnaire (HLSQ) and wellness assessment questionnaire (WAQ) were used. The collected data were processed through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 26. It has been found that a meager portion of the participants fell in the category of healthy life style. The data revealed that males and females reported no statistically significant differences on the healthy life style questionnaire (p > .05). However, statistically significant differences in healthy lifestyles based on locality, professional status of the students were found (p < .05). No statistically significant difference was found on wellness (p > .05). However, significant differences were found based on locality, professional status and qualification pertaining WAQ (p > .05).

    Assessment, Lifestyles, Wellness, University Students & Cross-sectional Approach

    (1) Farzeedullah Khan
    Lecturer, Government Degree College SK BalaBannu, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Inamullah
    Lecturer, Balochistan Residential College Zhob, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Gulnaz Bibi
    PhD (Scholar), Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, GU, DIK, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Khan, Farzeedullah, Inamullah, and Gulnaz Bibi. 2022. "Lifestyle and Wellness of Universities' Students: A Cross-sectional Assessment." Global Regional Review, VII (III): 21-34 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-III).03

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    HARVARD : KHAN, F., INAMULLAH. & BIBI, G. 2022. Lifestyle and Wellness of Universities' Students: A Cross-sectional Assessment. Global Regional Review, VII, 21-34.

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    MHRA : Khan, Farzeedullah, Inamullah, and Gulnaz Bibi. 2022. "Lifestyle and Wellness of Universities' Students: A Cross-sectional Assessment." Global Regional Review, VII: 21-34

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    OXFORD : Khan, Farzeedullah, Inamullah, , and Bibi, Gulnaz (2022), "Lifestyle and Wellness of Universities' Students: A Cross-sectional Assessment", Global Regional Review, VII (III), 21-34

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    TURABIAN : Khan, Farzeedullah, Inamullah, and Gulnaz Bibi. "Lifestyle and Wellness of Universities' Students: A Cross-sectional Assessment." Global Regional Review VII, no. III (2022): 21-34. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-III).03