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KMID : 0387320110210040493
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2011 Volume.21 No. 4 p.493 ~ p.510
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Relationships between Social Support & Social Network and Health Behavior
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Park Jun
Kang Gil-Won
Tak Yang-Ju
Chang Soung-Hoon
Lee Kun-Sei
Kim Hyeong-Su
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aims to explore how social support and social network are related with health behavior.
Methods: The target population was 12,449 people in Chungcheongbuk-do. The sample was accrued for the period of 3 months in 2008 by face to face interview of direct visiting from systematic sampling method. The instruments used in this study were social support, social network and health behavior.
Results: There was significant difference in the level of social support and social network by sex, age, educational level, occupation, and monthly income(p<0.05). There was significant difference in the level of social support by alcohol drinking, physical exercise. There was significant difference in the level of social network by smoking, alcohol drinking, physical exercise, obesity(p<0.05). Multivarite analysis shows significant difference in the level of social instrumental support by smoking, physical exercise. It shows significant difference in the level of social emotional support by smoking. It also shows significant difference in the level of social network by smoking, physical exercise.
Conclusion: These results suggest that social support and social network maybe associated with health behavior. Because this study was cross sectional research, the order was not found between social support, social network and health behavior. Through a study on monitoring, we will obtain more information for relationship.
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KEYWORD
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Social Support, Social Network, Health Behavior
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