LIFESTYLE AS CORRELATES OF DISTRESS AMONG THE UNDERGRADUATE OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI

This study is designed to examine lifestyle and mental health as correlation of distress among the undergraduate student in University of Maiduguri, Borno State. Four (4) objectives and four (4) research questions were used in the study. Reviews of related literatures were used under the following sub-headings, concept of life style, concept of health, related literature were reviewed under the following sub-headings; concept of lifestyle, advantage of therapeutic lifestyle, exercise, nutrition and diet, food selection supplements, recreation and enjoyable activities, relaxation and stress management, self-management skills concept of mental health, good mental health reflection. The human condition, promoting mental health is an integral part of public health, causes of distress and academic performance and psychosocial distress, meaning and its risk factors, survey research method was adopted and used for this study. The target population for this study comprised all undergraduate students of physical and health education department. A sample of one hundred (130) respondents were selected and use through simple random sampling techniques for the study. The instrument used in this study was a self-developed questionnaire. The data collection were analyzed using frequency counts and its equivalent percentage score to describe the demographic information and answered research questions and was presented in table form for discussion. The result showed that majority of responded exercise their body regularly and therefore does not copy some one’s lifestyle behavior. It was concluded that undergraduate students in physical and health education department, University of Maiduguri were engaged on proffer lifestyle practices. He was also recommended that more advocacy program should be intensified by the University of Maiduguri authority on the advantage of good lifestyle.