Subjective health and associative social factors in emerging adults with different levels of participation limitations—A cross-sectional study.

Background: Participation was shown to be associative with subjective health (SH) in many different populations, including emerging adults. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate SH and associative variables in emerging adults with different levels of participation limitations. Methods: Healthy university students who were between 18–25 years of age were included. SH was assessed with the visual analog scale. The participants were grouped based on P-Scale. Multiple linear regressions were conducted to determine the associative variables of SH for each P-Scale group. Results: A total of 572 participants were included. General health-related quality of life was associated with SH in all P-Scale groups. Other prominent findings of this study showed perception of health, income, and lifestyle were among the most significant associative variables of SH. Conclusion: Variables associated with emerging adults' SH change with their participation restrictions. Therefore, different approaches are needed to improve the subjectively perceived health status of emerging adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]