Factors Influencing Health Promotion Behaviors of College Students

Abstract

<Abstract>Objectives: This study purposed to identify the factors influencing health promotion behavior in college students. The research design was descriptive study. Methods: Data were collected through structured questionnaires. The participants of this study were 368 college students in B & U metropolitan city and C city. Data were collected from October 5 to October 20, 2013. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and Stepwise multiple regression with SPSS WIN v 20.0. Results: The mean scores of psychosocial stress, self-efficacy, perceived health status, health promotion behavior were 1.05±0.45, 2.97±0.41, 3.45±0.74, 3.35±0.47 respectively. Factors influencing health promotion behavior of the participants were found to be psychosocial stress, ways to relieve stress, age, self-efficacy, perceived health status and spending money. These factors explained 47.8% of variance in the participants' health promotion behavior. Conclusions: Based on this program, we suggest that nursing intervention programs enhancing psychosocial stress, self-efficacy, and perceived health status for college students should be developed to improve their health promotion behavior.

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Depression, Self-efficacy and Health Promotion Behaviors of Health University College Students

“…바람직한 건강증진행위는 아동기에서부터 형성되기 시작하여 대학생 시기에 건강한 생활습관의 기반이 완전히 확립되어야 이후 건강을 유지할 수 있으며, 가능한 고착의 위험성이 적 은 성인 초기 즉 대학생 시기에 건전한 건강증진행위를 수립하여야 수 정이 가능하며 성인병 이환율도 낮다 [6]. 대학생의 건강증진행위에 영 향을 주는 관련요인을 살펴보면 개인적인 특성과 건강지각, 가족기능, 사회적지지, 거주형태, 자기생활관리, 자기효능감, 지각된 건강상태, 우 울 등이 있다 [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

“…그러나 입시 전부터 미래의 선호 진 로를 예상하고 전문지식과 관련 직종을 희망하며 입학하는 경향이 있 어 오히려 전공 수업 및 취업에 관련하여 스트레스와 불안감이 높을 수밖에 없고 또한 전공 관련 자격증 취득에 대한 부담감과 상대적으 로 진로가 정해져 있는 상황에 취업에 대한 스트레스가 높을 수밖에 없다 [24]. 대학생의 건강증진행위에 대한 선행연구는 다수 [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]25…”