Participation was shown to be associative with subjective health (SH) in many different populations, including emerging adults.
Objectives
This study aimed to investigate SH and associative variables in emerging adults with different levels of participation limitations.
Methods
Healthy university students who were between 18–25 years of age were included. SH was assessed with the visual analog scale. The participants were grouped based on P-Scale. Multiple linear regressions were conducted to determine the associative variables of SH for each P-Scale group.
Results
A total of 572 participants were included. General health-related quality of life was associated with SH in all P-Scale groups. Other prominent findings of this study showed perception of health, income, and lifestyle were among the most significant associative variables of SH.
Conclusion
Variables associated with emerging adults’ SH change with their participation restrictions. Therefore, different approaches are needed to improve the subjectively perceived health status of emerging adults.
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