Purpose: The purpose of this study was to figure out general characteristics, health perception, self-efficacy, and family support influencing on health promotion behavior of middle-aged male. Method: In this descriptive correlation design study, ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to figure out general characteristics, health perception, self-efficacy, and family support influencing on health promotion behavior of middle-aged male. Method: In this descriptive correlation design study, 320 middle-aged male were recruited through convenient sampling between October and December, 2015. Questionnaires used for this study were HPLP(Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile), HPS(Health perception Scale), Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Hong, and Family Support Scale developed by Park. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0 program with descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one way ANOVA with Scheffe's test, and multiple linear regression. Result: It had significant influence to correlation among health promotion behavior, health perception, self-efficacy, and family support of middle-aged male. Also, the most influenced factor to health promotion behavior showed health perception. Conclusion: The result of this study suggested that health perception significantly influenced to health promotion behavior. Therefore, health perception educating program for health promotion behavior of middle-aged male. And further studies are required with more sample of various group and systematic data collecting methods to confirm these results.