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Choi and Sung: Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior of Clinical Nurses
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2013; 19(5): 589-598.

Published online: 31 December 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2013.19.5.589

Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior of Clinical Nurses

Yune-Jung Choi, Young-Hee Sung

Graduate School of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Choi, Yune-Jung. Graduate School of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University, 25-2 Sungkyunkwan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-745, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2148-7417, Fax: +82-2-2148-7848, gretchen@empas.com

Received 7 August 2013       Revised 8 September 2013       Accepted 17 October 2013

Copyright © 2013 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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Abstract

Purpose

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.

Keywords: Psychological well-being, Perceived health status, Health promoting behavior

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Degree of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
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Table 2
Differences in Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by General Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
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Duncan test.

Table 3
Difference of Psychological Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior by Health related Characteristics of Participants (N=194)
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Duncan test.

Table 4
Correlation among Well-being, Perceived Health Status, and Health Promoting Behavior (N=194)
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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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Notes

This article is a condensed form of the first author's master's thesis from Sungkyunkwan University.

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