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KMID : 0371020000330040415
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2000 Volume.33 No. 4 p.415 ~ p.425
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Factors Related to Self-Perceived Health of Young Adults
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Park Kee-Ho
Cho Woo-Hyun
Suh Il
Park Jong-Ku
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Abstract
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Objectives : To determine which factors are related to young adults perception of their health. Two research questions were asked. Which aspects of health does self-perceived health as a index of general health reflect? Why do two individuals with the same level of general health have different health perceptions?
Methods : The sampling frame comprised college or graduate school students, aged 20 to 29. who were members of A, one of the 4 biggest internet communication services. The questionnaires were sent to study samples(n=1,000) and answered by E-mail. Response rate was 37.0%.
Results : Firstly, physical health ranked highest and self-perceived health ranked lowest. Secondly, health, anxiety. depression, and self-perceived health showed significant differences between the sexes, with women showing a higher health status in these categories except for self-perceived health. Thirdly, the two factors significantly related to self-perceived health were physical health and self-esteem, as determined by multivariate analysis
Conclusions : The factors significantly related to self-perceived health were physical health and self-esteem. Further studies of the health characteristics of young adults are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Self-perceived health, Young adult, Internet, E-mail, Physical health, Self-esteem
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