Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviour according to the Type A/B Personality of White Collar Workers / 산업간호학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
;
: 305-313, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-771053
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The study was done to identify factors influencing health promoting behaviour in office workers according to the type A/B personality.METHODS:
The data were collected by questionnaires from 249 workers in Seoul and Gyung-gi province. Measures were a health promoting behaviour, the type of personality, self-esteem, perceived health status, social support, and job stress. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, t-test, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 15.0 version.RESULTS:
This study suggests that A type office workers have a little lower degree in health promoting behaviour, self-esteem, social support and have a higher degree in perceived health status, perceived symptoms and job stress than those of B type office workers. The factors which influence A type office workers on health promoting behaviour are social support, perceived health status and self-esteem, which accounted for 40.2% of the variance and those of B type office workers, self-esteem and perceived health status accounted for 24.5%.CONCLUSION:
It needs to develop and operate self-management program for health maintenance and promotion for the type A/B personality White Collar Workers.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Self Care
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Seoul
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Health Promotion
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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