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KMID : 0379720090230020296
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2009 Volume.23 No. 2 p.296 ~ p.305
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A Study on Body Attitude, Body Mass Index, and Perceived Stress among Women`s College Students
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Kang Ji-Sook
Kim Yae-Young
Kim Mi-Young
Jung Duk-Yoo
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine body attitude, body mass index, and perceived stress among women’s college students and decide the relationships among them.
Method: A cross-sectional study design and convenient sampling method was utilized. Ultimately, 393 students participated in the study from October 8 to October 30, 2008. The measurements administered were comprised body attitude questionnaire and stress scale for college students and the students had filled out the questionnaires by themselves. The final data were analyzed with SPSS Win 16.0 statistics program, which was used to calculate the frequencies, percentages, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlations of the variables.
Results: The major findings of this study were as follows; female students were mostly stressed by ’schooling task.’ Stress scores were significantly different in accordance with spending money per month. Overall, significant differences were observed in body attitude scores according to each BMI group. There were significant relationships between body attitude, BMI, and perceived stress.
Conclusion: Stress managements for women’s college students should be developed and a program for modifying body attitude should be designed.
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KEYWORD
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Stress, Body mass index, Female
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