The Related Factors on Health Risk Behaviors among High School Students

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doi:2008.12.2.255

J Korean Soc Matern Child Health > Volume 12(2); 2008 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2008;12(2):255-265.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2008.12.2.255 Published online July 31, 2008.

The Related Factors on Health Risk Behaviors among High School Students

이은숙¹, 김혜영²

¹전남과학대학
²광주여자대학교

일 도시지역 고등학생의 건강위험행위 관련요인

이은숙¹, 김혜영²

¹전남과학대학
²광주여자대학교

Abstract

Objectives
This study was performed to identify the related factors on health risk behaviors among high school students.
Methods
Data was collected by self-administered questionnairs from 566 students of academic and vocational high schools in G city, and analysed using t-test, ANOVA, Duncan test, pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
Results
Health risk behaviors showed a significantly negative correlation with the score of responding parenting style (r=-0.18), school attachment (r=-0.24), academic performance (r=-0.25), self control (r=-0.21), and positive correlation with peer relationship (r=0.32), depression (r=0.21). A combination of school type, sex, academic performance, school attachment, peer relationship, self control, depression, responding parenting style account for 25% of the variance in health risk behaviors among high school students.
Conclusions
Specific nursing intervention plans, including parent education and role training programs, fostering of humanistic and achievement-focused educational environment, peer support programs, and individual counselling, need to be developed and implemented to prevent health risk behaviors among high school students.

Key Words: "health risk behaviors, students,"