The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)
- Volume 12 Issue 2
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- Pages.162-169
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- 2006
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- 1225-9578(pISSN)
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- 2093-7814(eISSN)
The Relationship between Health Locus of Control and Health Promoting Behaviors in the Nursing Students
간호대학생의 건강통제위와 건강증진행위와의 관계
- Park, In-Soon (Chosun Nursing College) ;
- Kim, Ran (Chosun Nursing College)
- Published : 2006.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between Health Locus of Control(HLOC) and Health Promoting Behaviors(HPB) in the nursing college students. Method: Data were collected by the structured questionnaires from 485 nursing students in Gwangju. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient and Simple regression. Result: The mean score for the HLOC of the nursing students was Internal: 23.858, Powerful others: 17.619, Chance: 15.076. The total mean score for HPB was 2.45(range 1-4). The highest score on the subscale was self-actualization(M=2.914), and the lowest was health responsibility(M=1.905). The score between HPB and HLOC-internal(r=.302, p=.000), HLOC-powerful others (r=.329, p=.000), HLOC-chance(r=.146, p=.001) showed a significantly positive correlation. By means of simple regression analysis, HLOC explained 14.3% of HPB. Conclusion: This study suggests that HLOC accounted for 14.3 % of HPB in the nursing college students.