Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)

Korean Society of Nursing Science (한국간호과학회)
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Social Support, Stressful Life Events, and Health Behaviors of Korean Undergraduate Students

한국 대학생의 사회적지지, 스트레스 생활사건 및 건강행위

  • Park, Young-Joo (College of Nursing, Korea University) ;
  • Oh, Ka-Sil (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Sook-Ja (College of Nursing, Korea University) ;
  • Oh, Kyoung-Ok (Dept. of Nursing, Chungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Ah (Dept. of Nursing, Semyung University) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Soon (College of Nursing, Yousei University) ;
  • Choi, Sang-Soon (Dept. of Nursing, Wonjoo Medical College, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yi, Sung-Eun (Dept. of Nursing, Kwandong University) ;
  • Chung, Choo-Ja (Dept. of Nursing, Donhae University) ;
  • Jun, Hoa-Yun (Dept. of Nursing, Dongnam Health College)
  • 박영주 (고려대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 오가실 (연세대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 이숙자 (고려대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 오경옥 (충남대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김정아 (세명대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김희순 (연세대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 최상순 (연세대학교 원주 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 이성은 (관동대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 정추자 (동해대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 전화연 (동남보건대학 간호과)
  • Published : 2002.12.01
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Abstract

This cross-sectional study was designed to explore the relationship among social support, experienced stressful life events and health behaviors of Korean undergraduate students, and validate the mediator effect of social support. Method: One thousand four hundred fifty-three undergraduate students were randomly selected from five universities located in the middle area of Korea. Result: The health behaviors of Korean undergraduates tend to have unhealthy patterns. In the case of the students living without family, experiencing more stressful life events and perceiving lower social support, health behaviors are poor. The relationship between perceived social supports, the frequency of the experienced stressful life events and the score of health behavior patterns is statistically significant. After controlling the effect of social support, the correlation coefficient between the frequency of experienced stressful life events and the score of health behavior patterns was slightly lower. The score of health behaviors between the group with an extremely high score of social support and the group with an extremely low score were statistically significantly different. Conclusion: Future studies need to be pursued to develop various strategies such as a health education programs and counseling programs for health maintenance and health promotion of undergraduates.

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