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http://dx.doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2013.22.4.305

Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviour according to the Type A/B Personality of White Collar Workers  

Choi, Jin Yi (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University)
Park, Young Mi (Department of Nursing, Ansan University)
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing / v.22, no.4, 2013 , pp. 305-313 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The study was done to identify factors influencing health promoting behaviour in office workers according to the type A/B personality. Methods: The data were collected by questionnaires from 249 workers in Seoul and Gyung-gi province. Measures were a health promoting behaviour, the type of personality, self-esteem, perceived health status, social support, and job stress. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, t-test, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 15.0 version. Results: This study suggests that A type office workers have a little lower degree in health promoting behaviour, self-esteem, social support and have a higher degree in perceived health status, perceived symptoms and job stress than those of B type office workers. The factors which influence A type office workers on health promoting behaviour are social support, perceived health status and self-esteem, which accounted for 40.2% of the variance and those of B type office workers, self-esteem and perceived health status accounted for 24.5%. Conclusion: It needs to develop and operate self-management program for health maintenance and promotion for the type A/B personality White Collar Workers.
Keywords
White collar worker; Health promotion; Personality;
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