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http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.5.695

A Predictive Model on Health Promotion Behavior in Women who Immigrate for Marriage  

Jeong, Nam-Ok (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Myung-Ha (College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.40, no.5, 2010 , pp. 695-704 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to develop a model which explains factors influencing health promotion behavior in women who immigrate to Korea for marriage, and to verify the appropriateness of the model. Methods: The participants were 300 women who immigrate to Korea for marriage and settled in located in Jeonbuk Province, Korea. The data were collected with self-report questionnaires from October 10, 2007 through November 10, 2007. A total of 271 data sets were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 and Amos 7.0 version. Results: Immigrant women's social support, self-efficacy, perceived health status, acculturation, and perceived barrier had an impact on their health promotion behavior. Social support was the most influential factor. All of these variables together explained 49% of the variance in health promotion behavior in immigrant women married to Korean men. Conclusion: In order to increase the health promotion behavior in immigrant women, intervention strategies to increase social support and self-efficacy for immigrant women should be developed.
Keywords
Immigrants; Women; Health promotion;
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