Age differences in emotional, social, physical, and “spiritual” self-care among university personnel

 

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著者: Arce-Espinoza, Lourdes, Sagot-Carvajal, Patricia
フォーマット: artículo original
状態:Versión publicada
出版日付:2026
その他の書誌記述: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.
国:Portal de Revistas UNED
機関:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uned.ac.cr:article/6226
オンライン・アクセス:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/index/article/view/6226
キーワード: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