Conducted by ESSU
, Started on 2014 -
Completed on 2014
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The study examined the lifestyle of Eastern Samar State University – Salcedo, Guiuan and Maydolong Campuses college students to the different factors such as age, gender, marital status, level of happiness, parental strictness and academic performance. This study involved college students who were mostly twenty years old and above, female, single, moderately happy and with liberal parents. Their academic performance was average. Some (13%) of them consumed alcohol two or more times a week, and attended classes drunk while others missed classes due to hang-over. This kind of lifestyle was often practiced by male students with liberal parents. Majority were not smokers but have boyfriend/girlfriend who engaged in dating practices and mostly disapproved premarital sex. Academic performance of college students was significantly related to smoking. This study revealed that in general, level of parental strictness is a protective factor in the promotion of healthy lifestyle among college students.