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KMID : 0615219960210010373
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Journal of Kwangju Health
1996 Volume.21 No. 1 p.373 ~ p.391
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Exploratory study of early adult health concept and health behaviors in Kwangju
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김숙정/Kim SJ
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Abstract
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Health concept and behaviors are strongly influenced by a person´s values, life-style and culture.
The purpose of this study is to explore the health concept and health behaviors of early adult people in Kwangju.
The research method was a questionaire including open questions and subjects were the 218 early adult age.
The data were collected from April 1 to May 1, 1996.
The results of this study are as follows;
1. Perceived health concepts by subjects were "importance", "possibility", "life", "responsibility", "illness", "power", "happiness", "mental rest", "being free", "brightness", "state of nonillness", "spiritual peace" and "death".
2. Health behaviors carried out by subjects were ´exercise´, ´maintenance of balanced diet´, ´maintenance of psychological comfort´, ´prevention
of hazards´, ´personal hygiene´, ´rest´, limit one´s tastes´, ´eating selected food´, ´eating health aid food´, ´regular life´, ´eating natural food´, ´having religion´, work´ and ´health check-up´.
3. The perceived purposes of health behaviors were maintenance of a joyful life, health maintenance, prevention of illness, achievement of responsibility, health restoration, longevity and having religion life.
4. The health behaviors that subjects want to do in the future were adequate regular exercise, limit one´s tastes, rest, breathing fresh air, regular health check-up and having a hobby.
5. At the present time, the reasons that subjects can´t have health behaviors were the lack of time, will, sleep, opportunity, economic and the mental composure.
The early adult in Kwangju of health concept and health behaviors in this study showed a trend that focused on eating habits and the harmony of physical, psychological and spiritual because of the reflection of oriental thinking.
The result of this study will contribute to build the theory of health concepts and to derive the strategies of health behavior for health promotion.
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