Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Relationship of Body Satisfaction, Self-rated Health, and Parent-Child Attachment to Health Behavior of Children as Perceived by 4th Grade Elementary School Students and Their Mothers

초등학교 4학년 아동과 어머니가 인지한 아동의 신체만족, 건강상태, 부모-자녀애착과 아동의 건강행위와의 관계

  • Oh, Jin-A (Department of Nursing, Institute for Health Science Research, Inje University)
  • 오진아 (인제대학교 간호학과.건강과학연구소)
  • Received : 2011.03.14
  • Accepted : 2011.05.27
  • Published : 2011.07.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to examine body satisfaction of children, self-rated health of children and parent-child attachment as perceived by children and their mothers in relation to children's health behavior and to identify factors affecting health behavior of children. Ultimately the purpose of this study was to provide basic data to develop health promotion programs for children. Methods: Participants were 140 couples, 4th grade elementary school students and their mothers residing in Busan. Data collection was done during June 1 and July 31, 2010. The data were analyzed using paired t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression with PASW 18.0 program. Results: Children and mothers rated body satisfaction of the child differently. Children's responses for body satisfaction of child and parent-child attachment were associated with health behavior of children. Self-rated health perceived by children was also a factor affecting health behavior, as were body satisfaction perceived by children and mothers' perception of body satisfaction of child in that order. These variables explained 18.2% of the total variances in health behavior of children. Conclusion: The findings indicate that body satisfaction and self-rated health of children are important variables to target within intervention research and treatment programs for health promotion behavior of children at home and school.

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