The Relationships between Particulate Matter Risk Perception, Knowledge, and Health Promoting Behaviors among College Students
Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
;
: 20-29, 2018.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-740775
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to determine the relationships between particulate matter risk perception, knowledge, and perceived barriers and health-promoting behaviors among college students.METHODS:
Data for this cross-sectional study were collected from September 1 to 30, 2017. The study sample consisted of 85 students from a university, Seoul. Students not living in the Seoul metropolitan area during the spring 2017 semester were excluded from participation. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to identify relationships among study variables.RESULTS:
A significant positive correlation existed between particulate matter risk perception and health-promoting behaviors related to particulate matter (r=.51, p < .001). Among the risk perception subdomains, attention (r=.47, p < .001) and health effect (r=.55, p < .001) showed strong positive relationships with health-promoting behaviors. No significant relationships were found between knowledge (r=.12, p=.288) or perceived barriers (r=−.12, p=.264) and health-promoting behaviors related to particulate matter.CONCLUSION:
Based on the study results, strategies for enhancing particulate matter risk perception are needed to increase the level of health-promoting behaviors related to particulate matter among college students.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Cross-Sectional Studies
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Particulate Matter
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Seoul
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Health Promotion
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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