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Health promotion behavior in middle‐aged K oreans: A cross sectional survey
Author(s) -
Yeun Eun Ja,
Baek Sunsook,
Kim Heejeong
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12056
Subject(s) - health promotion , social support , self efficacy , promotion (chess) , psychological intervention , cross sectional study , psychology , medicine , gerontology , clinical psychology , nursing , social psychology , public health , pathology , politics , political science , law
This cross‐sectional study was conducted to verify self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, and social support as characteristics of health promotion behavior in middle‐aged Koreans, and the influence of social support on self‐efficacy and self‐esteem with respect to health promotion behavior. Data were collected from 310 subjects in S outh K orea using a self‐administered questionnaire. We found a significant finding that self‐efficacy positively influences health promotion behavior, focusing on the moderating effect of social support. Self‐efficacy affected health promotion behavior ( P < 0.01) as did social support. Mean self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, health promotion behavior, and social support scores were 50.27, 29.35, 124.39, and 76.51, respectively. This finding provides strong evidence that social support can be used as a model to understand health promotion behavior. Individualized nursing interventions based on social support and self‐efficacy theory should be utilized in high‐risk middle‐aged patients so as to assist and improve health promotion behavior. Also, in community practice settings, nurses should consider that increased social support and self‐efficacy are required to improve health promotion behaviors.