A Study of Factors influencing Health Promotion Lifestyle in Women College Students

Yoo, Kyung-Hee; Cho, Kyung-Mi

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2012;18(2):343-352.
Published online August 31, 2012.

Yoo, Kyung-Hee;Cho, Kyung-Mi;

¹Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University
²Department of Nursing, Kyungin Women's College

비건강 관련 학과 여대생의 건강증진생활양식과 영향요인

유경희, 조경미

¹순천향대학교 의과대학 간호학과
²경인여자대학교 간호과

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile of women college students. Methods: The sample consisted of 248 women college students in P city. Self report questionnaires were used to measure the variables. In data analysis, SPSSWIN 20.0 program was utilized for descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and regression analysis. Results: The mean score for Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile was 2.27. In the the highest subcategories, the highest degree of performance was interpersonal relationships and the lowest degree was health responsibility. Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile was significantly different according to religion (F=3.48, p=.017), economic state(F=3.01,p=.031), perceived health state(F=8.07, p<.001), exercise frequency (F=16.02, p<.001), and self-rated knowledge about health (F=21.08, p<.001). In regression of analysis, perceived health state, exercise frequency, and self-rated knowledge about health were significant predictors explaining 30.5%. Conclusion: This study suggests that perceived health state, exercise frequency, and self-rated knowledge about health are significantly influencing factors in Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile in women college students. Therefore, the strategies of nursing intervention which improve these variables must be developed for women college students.

Key Words: Health promotion life style