Leisure, risk awareness and personality factors among female students

International audienceAbstract:Purpose:  The physical and psychological well-being of students is a subject of concern and public health. This study addresses the question of leisure among female students, their risk assessment concerning these leisure activities and the possible relations with the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC).Methods:  A sample of 61 female students completed two questionnaires about their leisure activities and the risk assessment and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scale. Several statistical methods were used.Results:  Female students do not consider their leisure activities risky. Female students are more internal than external. The power given to the others in particular to the family can play a positive role in the awareness of risks and thus it can favor good health. Conclusion:  If most of the hypotheses are confirmed, certain invalidations give rise to new reflections concerning the direction that preventive action should take for the physical and psychological well-being of female students.