Estilo de vida promotor de salud y sentido de coherencia en adultos jóvenes universitarios
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Promotion of health allows to put into practice theoretical foundations that can improve health
behaviors of the population, for which it is necessary to develop a health promoting lifestyle. A positive approach
to generate health in young adults is to promote the salutogenic approach to health by encouraging the use of
resources the person has and developing a sense of coherence. The main objective of this paper is to identify
a health promoting lifestyle and its relationship with the sense of coherence in young adult university students
in Sonora, Mexico. Materials and methods: descriptive, correlational study with 300 undergraduate students.
Prior informed consent, a sociodemographic data card, the Life Style Questionnaire II and the Sense of Coherence-13
Scale were applied. Results: young adults showed enough general health promoting lifestyle (51.0%), with a
higher incidence in women (52.1%). Health sciences students (55.2%) obtained an insufficient health promoting
lifestyle and there was statistically significant difference by career. The general sense of coherence was high
(52.0%), being predominant in men (58.0%) and in health sciences students (57.2%); there was no statistically
significant difference according to gender and careers. It was evidenced that a sufficient health promoting lifestyle
fosters the development of a high sense of coherence. Conclusions: it is essential to establish programs for the
development of life skills to ensure better health and well-being of future generations of young adults by promoting
the development of a sense of coherence