Age differences in emotional, social, physical, and “spiritual” self-care among university personnel
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| Authors: | , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Description: | Introduction: Self-care is essential for health promotion and disease prevention through intentional behaviors aimed at maintaining holistic well-being. Objective: To describe self-care behaviors across age groups among staff using a Costa Rican public higher education institution. Methods: We did a cross-sectional study with the Self-Care Behavior Scale (ECA). A total of 737 individuals participated (67% of the target population). Results: Emotional and social self-care obtained the highest scores (>8), followed by physical self-care (>7), while spiritual self-care showed the lowest scores. Significant age-group differences were identified across all dimensions. Individuals over 50 years reported more frequent emotional, social, and spiritual self-care practices, and demonstrated more controlled consumption of fast food compared with younger groups. Conclusion: Age plays a relevant role in self-care behaviors. Staff over 50 years exhibited higher engagement in emotional, social, and spiritual self-care, highlighting the need to strengthen strategies targeted at younger workers. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Institution: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.uned.ac.cr:article/6226 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/index/article/view/6226 |
| Keyword: | holistic well-being occupational health healthy behaviors health promotion workplace wellness bienestar integral salud laboral conductas saludables promoción de la salud bienestar en el trabajo |