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This study was designed to assess the degree of psychological well-being, perceived health status, and health promoting behavior of clinical nurses, and to identify correlations between variables.
Methods
Participants were 194 nurses working at S hospital, Seoul and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Duncan's test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regressions.
Results
Mean scores were 3.45 (5 point scale) for psychological well-being, 2.82(4 point scale) for perceived health status, and 2.30(4 point scale) for health promoting behavior. Psychological well-being correlated positively with perceived health status (r=.34, p<.001). Perceived health status showed a positive correlation with health promoting behavior (r=.30, p<.001). There was a positive correlation between psychological well-being and health promoting behavior (r=.52, p<.001). Personal growth(t=2.85, p=.005), purpose in life (t=2.30, p=.023) among subscales of psychological well-being, and perceived health status (t=2.13, p=.034) had a significant influence on health promoting behavior. These combinations explained 32.1% of health promoting behavior (F=12.58, p<.001).
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest strategies to improve health promoting behavior by enhancing psychological well-being of nurses. Furthermore, a study to identify the effects of developed and applied psychological well-being promotion program should be conducted.
This article is a condensed form of the first author's master's thesis from Sungkyunkwan University.
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Table 1
Degree of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
Table 2
Differences in Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by General Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
Duncan test.
Table 3
Difference of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by Health related Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
Duncan test.
Table 4
Correlation among Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
PHS=Perceived health status; X1=Psychological well-being; X2=Positive relations with others; X3=Self-acceptance; X4=Environmental mastery; X5=Autonomy; X6=Personal growth; X7=Purpose in life; X8=Perceived health status; X9=Health promoting behavior; X10=Health responsibility; X11=Physical activity; X12=Nutrition; X13=Interpersonal relations; X14=Spiritual growth; X15=Stress management.
*p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001.
Table 5
Correlation among Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
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Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior of Clinical Nurses
Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior of Clinical Nurses
Degree of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
Differences in Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by General Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
Duncan test.
Difference of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by Health related Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
Duncan test.
Correlation among Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
PHS=Perceived health status; X1=Psychological well-being; X2=Positive relations with others; X3=Self-acceptance; X4=Environmental mastery; X5=Autonomy; X6=Personal growth; X7=Purpose in life; X8=Perceived health status; X9=Health promoting behavior; X10=Health responsibility; X11=Physical activity; X12=Nutrition; X13=Interpersonal relations; X14=Spiritual growth; X15=Stress management.
*p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001.
Correlation among Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
Table 1
Degree of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
Table 2
Differences in Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by General Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
Duncan test.
Table 3
Difference of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by Health related Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
Duncan test.
Table 4
Correlation among Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
PHS=Perceived health status; X1=Psychological well-being; X2=Positive relations with others; X3=Self-acceptance; X4=Environmental mastery; X5=Autonomy; X6=Personal growth; X7=Purpose in life; X8=Perceived health status; X9=Health promoting behavior; X10=Health responsibility; X11=Physical activity; X12=Nutrition; X13=Interpersonal relations; X14=Spiritual growth; X15=Stress management.
*p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001.
Table 5
Correlation among Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
