青年期学生のライフスタイルと健康意識および健康状態

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The aim of this study was to assess a wide range of health-related behaviors, health consciousness, the importance of behaviors for health, health knowledge and health status in young students. An inventory was developed from previous literatures for the assessment of positive and negative health practice such as diet, eating habits and preventive health care, beliefs concerning the importance of different activities for health, knowledge about the influence of several risk factors including smoking, alcohol, etc. on major diseases and stress levels. The study involved administration of the inventory to 209 young students (male 179, female 40) aged 16〜17. Substantial differences were observed in beliefs about importance of health-related behaviors. These health consciousness were closely associated with the occurrence or frequency of behaviors both within and between health behavior categories. Little relationship was observed among psychological and cognitive factors of health-related behavior, awareness of the role of these same factors in disease and perceived stress levels. Important gaps in health knowledge were identified. Data concerning risk awareness and beliefs about importance of behaviors for health is crucial to the planning of health education and primary prevention programs.
1998-07-01