title: [Young men's attitude to life and self-evaluation of the basis for development of health care activities].
abstract: This article describes the results of a study which seeks to ascertain the extent to which young men feel themselves to be in control of their lives as well as to obtain insights which can be of use in developing methods for promoting good health. The target group consisted of men thirty years of age or younger employed by the state in health district of the city of Oulu. A questionnaire was used to collect the data from a random sample of 150 men. The percentage of response was 70%. 94% of the respondents were employed and almost half (48%) had graduated from upper secondary school resulting in a sample population of above average education. In general the young men who answered the questionnaire had a positive attitude upon their lives and their futures. They see themselves as having obtained satisfaction in their lives and having achieved their goals as well as having succeeded in having some control upon the course of their lives. The majority of respondents were satisfied in their work. They also indicated satisfaction with their relationships with friends and family. White-collar workers tended to express more satisfaction with their lives than did blue-collar workers and graduates of upper secondary school tended to indicate a greater sense of reward and recognition in their lives than did those who had not gone beyond comprehensive school. Almost all of the respondents described good health in terms of physical and mental well-being. Only four defined good health solely in terms of the absence of illness.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mäenpää
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pietilä
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004522:Educational Status; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Nuorten miesten elämänhallinta ja itsearvioitu terveys hoitotyön kehittämisen lähtökohtana.