Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to explore the health promoting lifestyles and the related variables among university students.
Methods: A structural questionnaire was used for data collection which containing demography sheet, the scale of health promoting lifestyles (HPLP?), and the SF36 of self-perceived health status.
Results: The score of health promoting lifestyles is general low, range from 52 to 208, among the sub- scales the lowest is ?exercise?, followed by ?health responsibility?, ?nutrition?, ?stress management?, ? self-actualization?, and the highest is ?interpersonal support?. Within the ?exercise?, female students received an even lower score than male, and in the ?interpersonal support?, male students received a lower score than females. The findings also indicated that these students who study in health related major received a better score than others in ?health responsibility?, ?stress management?, ?interpersonal support?, ?nutrition? and ?exercise?. According to the stepwise multiple regression analysis, the Vitality, General Health, Mental Health, Role Physical, studying major, Personal history of disease, Family history of disease, and Religion were the significant predictors to students? health promotion lifestyle with 29.9%
variability to HPLP ?.
Conclusions: According to the finding of this study, it is clear that the students? health promotion lifestyle needs more attention, especially with exercise, health responsibility and nutrition.
