Relationship Between Health Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life among Late Adolescence: A Correlational Study

Abstract

Health-promoting lifestyle has been defined as a multidimensional pattern of self-initiated actions and perceptions that serve to maintain or enhance the level of wellness, self-actualization, and fulfillment of the individual. Quality of life (QOL) refers to a person’s sense of well-being, encompassing all aspects contributing to their subjective satisfaction, such as physical health, psychological state, social relationships, and relationship to salient features. This study explores the relationship between Health-Promoting Lifestyles (HPL) and Quality of Life (QOL) among late adolescents. A correlational study was conducted to examine how HPL impacts the QOL in adolescents. The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (Walker, Sechrist, & Pender, 1987) and the Quality of Life Scale (Sharma & Nasreen) were used in the study. Pearson product-moment correlation was employed using SPSS and MS Excel to investigate the relationship between HPL and QOL. The study identified a statistically significant positive correlation between Health-Promoting Lifestyle (HPL) and Quality of Life (QOL) among late adolescents, with males showing a slightly stronger association than females. These results emphasize the crucial role of health-promoting behaviors in improving quality of life.