KMID : 0606120110170030161
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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing 2011 Volume.17 No. 3 p.161 ~ p.166
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Relationship of Body Satisfaction, Self-rated Health, and Parent-Child Attachment to Health Behavior of Children as Perceived by 4th Grade Elementary School Students and Their Mothers
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Oh Jin-A
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Abstract
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Purpose:This study was done to examine body satisfaction of children, self-rated health of children and parent-child attachment as perceived by children and their mothers in relation to children¡¯s health behavior and to identify factors affecting health behavior of children. Ultimately the purpose of this study was to provide basic data to develop health promotion programs for children.
Methods:Participants were 140 couples, 4th grade elementary school students and their mothers residing in Busan. Data collection was done during June 1 and July 31, 2010. The data were analyzed using paired t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression with PASW 18.0 program.
Results:Children and mothers rated body satisfaction of the child differently. Children¡¯s responses for body satisfaction of child and parent-child attachment were associated with health behavior of children. Self-rated health perceived by children was also a factor affecting health behavior, as were body satisfaction perceived by children and mothers¡¯ perception of body satisfaction of child in that order. These variables explained 18.2% of the total variances in health behavior of children.
Conclusion:The findings indicate that body satisfaction and self-rated health of children are important variables to target within intervention research and treatment programs for health promotion behavior of children at home and school.
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KEYWORD
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Child, Health behavior, Health status, Body image, Parent-child relation
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