Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)
- Volume 16 Issue 2
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- Pages.454-468
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- 2002
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- 1226-0290(pISSN)
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- 2234-2869(eISSN)
A Study on Depression, Self-esteem and Health Practice of Female Workers in Small Workplace
소규모 사업장 여성근로자의 우울, 자아존중감과 건강실천행위
Abstract
Historically, women's health needs have been viewed primarily as reproductive, and all other health needs have been dealth with without considering their responses to disease and treatment(Strickland & Giger, 1994). It has mostly been through the efforts of women's group, especially health care team, that more recognition has been given to the overall health of women worker in recent years. The purpose of this study was to examine the depression, self-esteem and health practice in order to identify health care strategies to improve health promotion among women workers in small workplace. The consisted of 94 women workers who work at small manufacturing industry. The data were collected from January to February, 2002. The instruments for this study was Rogenburgs self-esteem scale, Zung s depression self-reporting scale and Breslow & Enstrom s health habits scale. The analysis of data were performed with frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA.
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