Aims Lifestyle is one of the most important determinants of health. Students need to follow
a curriculum on lifestyle factors. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim
of evaluating the effect of healthy lifestyle psycho-educational training on quality of life
(physical and psychological) and social health of students.
Materials & Methods In the present semi-experimental research with pre-test and posttest design, conducted in 2015-16, 76 students of Islamic Azad University of Arak, Iran were
selected by voluntary sampling method and randomly divided to education (37 students)
and control (39 persons) groups that were matched according to age and gender criteria. The
research instruments were a researcher-made questionnaire for demographic data, a quality
of life questionnaire (SF-36), and Keys social health questionnaire. The lifestyle training
program was conducted for a 30-hour course for the education group, and the control group
did not receive any interventions. Multivariate analysis of covariance analysis was used to
analyze the data.
Findings The mean post-test scores of the components of quality of life (physical function,
physical pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role and mental health) was

Conclusion Healthy lifestyle psycho-educational training improves the quality of life of
students, but it does not affect the physical role of quality of life and social health.