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The effects of health education on health promoting behavior, body-image, and self-efficacy of female and male college students

  • 군진간호연구
  • Abbr : Korean Journal of Military Nursing Research
  • 2012, 30(2), pp.82~92
  • Publisher : Military Health Policy Research Center
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science > General Nursing > Nursing Education

Kwon, Myung Soon 1 Kang Kyeong-Hwa 1 조해련 2

1한림대학교
2이화여자대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 16-week health education course on change in health promoting behavior, body image, and self efficacy of female and male college students. Methods : The study used a one-group pre- and post-test design, and a total of 112 students(58 male and 54 female students) were recruited from one college. SPSS 19.0 was used, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and two-way ANOVA. Results : The health promoting behavior was significantly improved after health education, and male students exhibited higher score on health promoting behavior than that of female students(p<.05). Change in body image was not significant after health education(p>.05), however, female students demonstrated lower score on body image than male students(p<.05). Self-efficacy was significantly improved after health education (p<.05), however, gender differences were not significant(p>.05). Conclusion : The results suggest that gender differences should be considered in providing health education, and efforts to improve health promoting behavior of female students are needed. In addition, it must include not only cognitive domain but also affective and psychomotor domains of learning.

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