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KMID : 0915920120150020050
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Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
2012 Volume.15 No. 2 p.50 ~ p.59
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Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior of School-aged Children on Community Child Center
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Jang Yung-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing health promoting behavior of school-aged children on community child center.
Methods: Participant were 207 elementary school student located in Mokpo. For data analysis descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression were used with SPSS/WIN ver 18.0 program.
Results: The mean score for health promoting behavior was below the lower point at . There were significant differences in health promoting behavior according to gender (t=9.41, p=.002), father’s job (F=2.28, p=.048), perceived health status (F=5.70, p=.001), There were significant correlations between health promoting behavior and self-esteem (r=.655, p=.001), self-efficacy (r=.530, p=.001). The explanatory power of these variables accounted for 47.1% of health promoting behavior. The most significant variable was self-esteem (t=7.60, p=.001) and explained 42.8%.
Conclusion: The finding indicate that self-esteem of children on community child center are important variables for health promoting behavior. This result suggests that interventions focusing on self-esteem, on enhance health promoting behavior.
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KEYWORD
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Community child center, Health promoting behavior, School-aged children
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