Abstract
Purpose
The current study investigated health promoting behaviors of Korean adolescents and identified a possible relationship between health promoting behaviors and self-efficacy and self-esteem.
Methods
Four hundred and seventyeight adolescents (male:255, female:223) were randomly selected from junior high schools in Seoul, Korea and participated in the study. Health promoting lifestyle profile, self-efficacy scale, and self-esteem scale were used to measure the study participants’ health promoting behaviors and its related selfefficacy and self esteem.
Results
Results showed difference in health promoting behaviors, self-efficacy and self-esteem between sex. Male adolescents reported being involved in meaningful personal relations more often than female counterparts, and were more positive about their future. Male adolescents also rated higher scores on selfefficacy and self-esteem than female peers. In addition, results elationship between indicated health significant promoting behaviors and self-efficacy and self-esteem.
Conclusion This study contributes to the body of knowledge related to adolescent health in general. Especially, this study will be useful in designing interventions congruent with the values and psychology of the Korean adolescents.
The current study investigated health promoting behaviors of Korean adolescents and identified a possible relationship between health promoting behaviors and self-efficacy and self-esteem.
Methods
Four hundred and seventyeight adolescents (male:255, female:223) were randomly selected from junior high schools in Seoul, Korea and participated in the study. Health promoting lifestyle profile, self-efficacy scale, and self-esteem scale were used to measure the study participants’ health promoting behaviors and its related selfefficacy and self esteem.
Results
Results showed difference in health promoting behaviors, self-efficacy and self-esteem between sex. Male adolescents reported being involved in meaningful personal relations more often than female counterparts, and were more positive about their future. Male adolescents also rated higher scores on selfefficacy and self-esteem than female peers. In addition, results elationship between indicated health significant promoting behaviors and self-efficacy and self-esteem.
Conclusion This study contributes to the body of knowledge related to adolescent health in general. Especially, this study will be useful in designing interventions congruent with the values and psychology of the Korean adolescents.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | journal of sports science and health |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Aug 2014 |