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KMID : 0606120090150020228
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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2009 Volume.15 No. 2 p.228 ~ p.235
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The Effects of Self-efficacy on Health Promotion Behavior in Obese Elementary School Children
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Jeong Nam-Ok
Jeon Mi-Suk
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of self-efficacy and health promotion behavior in obese elementary school children.
Methods: The participants for this study were 280 students from seven elementary schools, located in Chonbuk Province. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients and simple linear regression were used with SPSS WIN ver 15.0 Program.
Results: The mean scores for self-efficacy and health promotion behavior were 2.95±0.60 and 2.99±0.39 respectively. There were significant positive correlations between health promotion behavior and self-efficacy (r= .614, p< .001). The main predictor of health promoting behavior in obese elementary school children was self-efficacy, which explained 37.7%.
Conclusion: The findings from this study indicate a need to develop nursing intervention programs to health promotion behavior in obese elementary school children including the promotion of self-efficacy.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity, Self efficacy, Health promotion
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