The Relationship between Health Promoting Behaviors and Anger in Middle-Aged Men / 기본간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
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: 38-45, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-654220
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify health promoting behaviors and the relationship between health promoting behaviors and state and trait anger in middle-aged men.METHOD:
In this descriptive correlational study, the participants were 143 middle-aged men who lived in D city. Data were collected from November, 2004 to January. 2005. Personal interviews with a structured questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation coefficients with SPSS Win 11.0 program.RESULTS:
The score for health promoting behavior in the middle-aged men was above the mean score, The highest dimension was self-actualization and the lowest dimension of health promoting behaviors was exercise. A significant negative correlation was found between health promoting behaviors and state anger in middle-aged men. But there was no significant correlation between health promoting behaviors and trait anger.CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that state anger should be considered as an important factor when nurses develop educational programs to enhance health promoting behavior in middle-aged men.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Anger
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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