title: [Eating habits and subjective well-being among university students in southern Chile].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To distinguish typologies of university students in southern Chile on the basis of their level of satisfaction with life and food-related life, and to characterize them according to their eating habits inside and outside the place of residence, aspects associated with health and demographic characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  A structured questionnaire was applied to a non-probabilistic sample of 347 students at the Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. The instruments for collecting information included the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale), SWFL (Satisfaction with Food-related Life) and the HRQOL (Health-related Quality of Life Index). Questions were asked about eating habits inside and outside the place of residence, weight and approximate height, and variables for demographic classification.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using a cluster analysis, three student typologies were distinguished, with significant differences in the SWLS and SWFL scores. The typologies differed in the number of days affected by emotional health problems, classification of their nutritional status (BMI), self-perception of their state of health, importance of food to personal well-being, place of residence during the period of studies, frequency of eating in the place of residence and frequency of meals at inconvenient times.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The possibility of living with parents during the period of university studies is associated with better eating habits, better emotional health and self-perception of health, lower prevalence of overweight and obesity, and greater satisfaction with the life and food-related life.
authors: Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco. Chile.. berta.schnettler@ufrontera.cl.
authors: Berta
authors: B
authors: Schnettler
authors: Departamento de Psicología. Facultad de Educación y Humanidades. Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco. Chile..
authors: Marianela
authors: M
authors: Denegri
authors: Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco. Chile..
authors: Horacio
authors: H
authors: Miranda
authors: Departamento de Psicología. Facultad de Educación y Humanidades. Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco. Chile..
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Sepúlveda
authors: Departamento de Psicología. Facultad de Educación y Humanidades. Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco. Chile..
authors: Ligia
authors: L
authors: Orellana
authors: Departamento de Ingeniería en Sistemas. Facultad de Ingeniería, Ciencias y Administración. Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco. Chile..
authors: Galo
authors: G
authors: Paiva
authors: MAPP Centre for Research on Customer Relations in the Food Sector. Aarhus University. Aarhus. Dinamarca..
authors: Klaus G
authors: KG
authors: Grunert
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult