motaghi M, afsar M, Tavakoli N. EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH-PROMOTING BEHAVIORS AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRL STUDENTS. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2015; 13 (5) :395-403
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1- PhD nursing, Islamic Azad University Isfahan(khorasgan)Branch, Isfahan, Iran
2- MSc nursing, Islamic Azad University Isfahan(khorasgan)Branch, Isfahan, Iran (Corresponding Author) , mafsar448@gmail.com
3- MSc nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Examination of the Relationship between
Health-Promoting Behaviors and Family Characteristics in High School Girl
Students
Received: 31 Jan, 2015 Accepted:
4 May, 2015
Abstract
Background
& Aims: Life style of every person is effective on his/her health, and health
promoting behaviors and hygienic lifestyles are the main strategies for
facilitation and protection of health in adolescents. The family is one of
the most important factors influencing the health promoting behaviors of
adolescents. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between
health promoting behaviors and family characteristics in high school students
of Isfahan District 2.
Materials &
Methods: The study is a descriptive-analytic one, and statistical population was
consisted of 500 people from high school students Isfahan District 2 who were
selected by multi stage random sampling. Data collection has been performed by
standard questionnaire of health promoting behaviors (HPLPII) that were filled
by sample and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by SPSS-11
package.
Results: Findings of the study
indicated that total score mean of health promoting behaviors in students was
71.2± 21. The highest score received in the studied samples is in the area of
spiritual growth (19.7± 6.1), and the lowest score received in physical
activity (6.1±4.7). Also, the scores of stress management and
self-responsibility for health, total score of health-promoting
behaviors are lower than average, and interpersonal
relationships is higher than average (except in
the nutrition area that is average). The findings also revealed a statistically
significant relationship between the number of variables, including the number
of brothers, paternal age, maternal age, father's education, mother's
education, family income, relationship with mother, relationship with parents,
parents' relationship with each other, and life satisfaction among parents with
student behaviors(p
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Subject:
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