Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- Volume 30 Issue 1
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- Pages.213-224
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- 2000
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
Health Belief and Performance of Health Behaviors of some University Students in Korea
우리 나라 일부 대학생의 건강신념 및 건강행위 실천도
Abstract
Health belief is an important factor influencing the performance of health behaviors. Young adulthood is a critical period to establish health beliefs and behaviors for a healthy life. As health professionals, nurses can help young people establish more positive health beliefs and carry out health behaviors more effectively. But before attempting to help them, it is necessary to identify their health beliefs and behaviors. The purpose of this study was to identify the health beliefs and health behaviors of university students in Korea. Subjects for this study were 2000 students from 10 universities, but data from only 1605 subjects was included in the analysis. Data were collected from May 5th, 1998 to June 21th, 1998. Instruments used in this study were two tools to measure 'health beliefs' and 'performance of health behaviors' that had been developed and used in previous research. Cronbach's