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Figure 11.12 Joining clubs in college can be an outstanding way to join and build communities. (Credit: SupportPDX, Cerritos College
/ Flickr / Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC-BY 2.0))

According to an analysis of research on college students (Joe Cuseo, The Most Potent, Research-Based
Principles of College Success), college students who have a higher sense of belonging and are more involved
in their college community are more successful. Additionally, college students who are involved in
extracurricular, volunteer, and part-time work experiences outside the classroom (less than 20 hours per week)
earn higher grades than students who do not get involved in any out-of-class activities at all.

26 https://www.bluezones.com/2017/10/costa-rica-singapore-two-happiest-places-earth/

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11.5 • Maintaining Healthy Relationships

APPLICATION
Make a list of the communities you belong to. Your list should include formal communities—for example,
sports teams, fraternities or sororities, and membership in clubs and other organizations. Your list should
also include informal communities—for example, your neighbors or the people you always see at your
favorite exercise class.
Next to each community, write how being a member of this community benefits you and how your
involvement benefits the community. Now, make a new list of your personal interests and passions. How
well do these align with the communities you already belong to? Are there new communities that would be
a good fit for you?
If you are struggling to identify communities you already belong to, think about your passions, causes you
care about, and ways you love to spend your time. Find a group or club that aligns with your interests. If
you can’t find one that already exists, start a new club!

Research has shown that friends provide a sense of meaning or purpose in our lives, and that having a healthy
social life is important to staying physically healthy. In a meta-analysis of the research results from 148 studies
of over 300,000 participants, researchers found that social relationships are important in improving our
lifespan. Social support has been linked to lower blood pressure and better immune system functioning. The
meta-analysis also showed that social support operates on a continuum: the greater the extent of the
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relationships, the lower the health risks.
According to a 2018 report from the American College Health Association, in a 12-month period, 63 percent of
college students have felt very lonely. If you are feeling lonely or having a hard time making friends, know that
the majority of people around you have also felt this way. Joining a group or a club of people who share your
interests and passions is one of the best ways to make great friends and stay connected.

Sexual Health
Affection, love, and sexual intimacy all play an important role in healthy relationships, and a responsible
approach to intimacy is essential for sexual health. Whether you are already sexually active or become sexually
active in the future, your choices can affect your safety as well as the health and safety of your sexual partners.
It’s important to understand what you can do to protect yourself from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

27 Holt-Lunstad, PLoS Medicine, https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316

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11 • Engaging in a Healthy Lifestyle

Common Sexually Transmitted Infections
Infection

Symptoms

Diagnosis and Treatment

Human
papillomavirus
(HPV)

• HPV can be passed even when an
infected person has no signs or
symptoms.
• Most people with HPV do not know they
are infected.
• Symptoms can include genital warts,
abnormal Pap test results, and cancer.

• There is no test for HPV.
• There is a vaccine to prevent it.
• There is no treatment for HPV,
although there are treatments
for the health problems it can
cause.
• Routine Pap tests can identify
problems.

Chlamydia

• Symptoms include a burning sensation
when urinating and/or discharge from
the penis or vagina; however, most
people who have chlamydia have no
symptoms.
• In women, it can cause damage to the
reproductive system.

• Testing usually involves a urine
sample or vaginal swab.
• It can be cured with the right
treatment.

Genital herpes

Figure 11.12 Joining clubs in college can be an outstanding way to join and build communities. (Credit: SupportPDX, Cerritos College

/ Flickr / Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC-BY 2.0))

According to an analysis of research on college students (Joe Cuseo, The Most Potent, Research-Based

Principles of College Success), college students who have a higher sense of belonging and are more involved

in their college community are more successful. Additionally, college students who are involved in

extracurricular, volunteer, and part-time work experiences outside the classroom (less than 20 hours per week)

earn higher grades than students who do not get involved in any out-of-class activities at all.

26 https://www.bluezones.com/2017/10/costa-rica-singapore-two-happiest-places-earth/

Access for free at openstax.org

11.5 • Maintaining Healthy Relationships

APPLICATION

Make a list of the communities you belong to. Your list should include formal communities—for example,

sports teams, fraternities or sororities, and membership in clubs and other organizations. Your list should

also include informal communities—for example, your neighbors or the people you always see at your

favorite exercise class.

Next to each community, write how being a member of this community benefits you and how your

involvement benefits the community. Now, make a new list of your personal interests and passions. How

well do these align with the communities you already belong to? Are there new communities that would be

a good fit for you?

If you are struggling to identify communities you already belong to, think about your passions, causes you

care about, and ways you love to spend your time. Find a group or club that aligns with your interests. If

you can’t find one that already exists, start a new club!

Research has shown that friends provide a sense of meaning or purpose in our lives, and that having a healthy

social life is important to staying physically healthy. In a meta-analysis of the research results from 148 studies

of over 300,000 participants, researchers found that social relationships are important in improving our

lifespan. Social support has been linked to lower blood pressure and better immune system functioning. The

meta-analysis also showed that social support operates on a continuum: the greater the extent of the

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relationships, the lower the health risks.

According to a 2018 report from the American College Health Association, in a 12-month period, 63 percent of

college students have felt very lonely. If you are feeling lonely or having a hard time making friends, know that

the majority of people around you have also felt this way. Joining a group or a club of people who share your

interests and passions is one of the best ways to make great friends and stay connected.

Sexual Health

Affection, love, and sexual intimacy all play an important role in healthy relationships, and a responsible

approach to intimacy is essential for sexual health. Whether you are already sexually active or become sexually

active in the future, your choices can affect your safety as well as the health and safety of your sexual partners.

It’s important to understand what you can do to protect yourself from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

27 Holt-Lunstad, PLoS Medicine, https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316

357

358

11 • Engaging in a Healthy Lifestyle

Common Sexually Transmitted Infections

Infection

Symptoms

Diagnosis and Treatment

Human

papillomavirus

(HPV)

• HPV can be passed even when an

infected person has no signs or

symptoms.

• Most people with HPV do not know they

are infected.

• Symptoms can include genital warts,

abnormal Pap test results, and cancer.

• There is no test for HPV.

• There is a vaccine to prevent it.

• There is no treatment for HPV,

although there are treatments

for the health problems it can

cause.

• Routine Pap tests can identify

problems.

Chlamydia

• Symptoms include a burning sensation

when urinating and/or discharge from

the penis or vagina; however, most

people who have chlamydia have no

symptoms.

• In women, it can cause damage to the

reproductive system.

• Testing usually involves a urine

sample or vaginal swab.

• It can be cured with the right

treatment.

Genital herpes