Health Promotion Behavior of Chinese International Students in Korea Including Acculturation Factors: A Structural Equation Model

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• 作者：Sun Jung Kim ; RN ; PhD¹ ; ^{sjkim1000@dhc.ac.kr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Il Young Yoo ; RN ; PhD²
• 关键词：acculturation ; health promotion ; health status ; self-esteem ; social support
• 刊名：Asian Nursing Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：10
• 期：1
• 页码：25-31
• 全文大小：356 K

文摘

The purpose of this study was to explain the health promotion behavior of Chinese international students in Korea using a structural equation model including acculturation factors.

Method

A survey using self-administered questionnaires was employed. Data were collected from 272 Chinese students who have resided in Korea for longer than 6 months. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Results

The p value of final model is .31. The fitness parameters of the final model such as goodness of fit index, adjusted goodness of fit index, normed fit index, non-normed fit index, and comparative fit index were more than .95. Root mean square of residual and root mean square error of approximation also met the criteria. Self-esteem, perceived health status, acculturative stress and acculturation level had direct effects on health promotion behavior of the participants and the model explained 30.0% of variance.

Conlcusions

The Chinese students in Korea with higher self-esteem, perceived health status, acculturation level, and lower acculturative stress reported higher health promotion behavior. The findings can be applied to develop health promotion strategies for this population.