| IntroductionWith the change of medicine model, people find that it can not be limited in physical health on health rating. Many of the current research indicated that psychosocial factors were significantly associated with health. For example, Baum A and Posluszny DM' study addressed that, Stress and other emotional responses were components of complex interactions of genetic, physiological, behavioral, and environmental factors that affected the body's ability to remain or become healthy or to resist or overcome disease. Regulated by nervous, endocrine , and immune systems, and exerting powerful influence on other bodily systems and key health - relevant behaviors, stress and emotion appeared to have important implications for the initiation or progression of cancer, HIV, cardiovascular disease, and other illnesses. Several authors have suggested that social support reduces the risk of psychiatric disorder by providing a " buffer" against the adverse effects of stressful events. Others have proposed, in contrast, that social support was beneficial irrespective of life stress. Our study just rated health from biological, psychological and social point, and analyzed the possible factor that could influence health. The results of the study can provide the government health department some valuable information in making the health promoting decision and making practices for disease prevention and treatment.Subjects and methods1. SampleWe selected Shenyang citizens who were 18 years or older as our subjects. First we compartmentalized administrative level as best, middle, worst according the community's condition; then, randomly selected three communities from every administrative level; last, we randomly selected 50 families from every community. That summed to 5703 cases.2. Methods2. 1 Measuring Instruments; We selected the Self - reted Health Measurement Scale made by Xu Jun as our health rating scale.2. 2 Methods.- First the professional worker of psychological measurement trained the investigators, then, the investigators did the investigation. At the beginning of the investigation, the investigators should tell the informants of the rules for completing the scale, then let the informants complete the scale all by themselves according their own understanding of the scale and their real situation of the past 4 weeks.2. 3 Statistical analysis:All the data were input into computer and analyzed the data with SPSS 10.0 for windows.Results1. There were significant differences between male and female in all three subscales scores and the whole scale score(P <0.01), and male got higher scores than female in every subscales and the whole scale. There were significant differences between connected agegroup, expect the social subscale score, the psychological subscale score and the whole scale score of the 40 - 49 age group and the 50 -59 age group which had no significant differences between them. All the highest scores were found in the 18-29 age group, and all the lowest scores were found in the more than 70 age group.2. The regressive analysis indicated that, the factors that could influence health status were educational level, occupation, marital status, political status, life events, alcohol use, physical disease, age, work time, music time, income, house - work time.Discussion1. Analysis of the health status1. 1 Sex differences in health statusAccording to our study, there were significant differences in ever-y subscale score and the whole scale score between male and female, and male got higher scores in three subscales and the whole scale than female. This sex related differences maybe come from the different role expectation exerted on male and female, and the socialization progress which bringing female with heavier stress. For example, female encountered the sex differential treatment in finding job, and had more difficulties in getting promotion, and took care the family as well as work. Both the investigation of America in 1987 and the investiga...
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