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KMID : 0363620140350040052
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2014 Volume.35 No. 4 p.52 ~ p.64
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Perceived Health Status and Health Promoting Behaviors among University Students
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Ahn Yo-Chan
Park Hyun-Suk
Ra Gyu-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship among perceived health status, dietary habit and health promoting behaviors of university students.
Methods: The subjects were 464 university students. Data were collected by using self-reported questionnaires. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis with the PASW 18.0 program.
Results: The mean score of perceived health status was 3.24, dietary habit was 2.85 and health promoting behaviors was 2.24. There were significant differences in perceived health status according to gender, BMI, exercise and stress. There were significant differences in dietary habit according to residence, monthly allowance, drinking alcohol, exercise, sleeping hours and stress. In addition there were significant differences in health promoting behaviors according to gender, residence, BMI, smoking and exercise. Also, perceived health status significantly positively correlated between dietary habit and health promoting behaviors.
Conclusions: As the results of multiple regression analysis, the related factors of perceived health status of university students were exercise, stress and spiritual growth factor. Therefore, it is necessary to develop multiple health promoting programs considering characteristics of university students. And various strategies have been developed to increase the physical activity should be run.
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KEYWORD
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Health Status, dietary habit, Health Promoting Behavior, University Students
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