Factors affecting health promotion behavior of school-aged children in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the health promotion behavior of school-aged children informed by the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 209 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students from Seoul, sele...

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Published in:Child Health Nursing Research Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 165 - 176
Main Authors: Lim, Bo Ra, Kim, Dong Hee, Cho, Chung Min
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Child Health Nursing Research Jul2025
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        atl: Factors affecting health promotion behavior of school-aged children in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.
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          Lim, Bo Ra
          Kim, Dong Hee
          Cho, Chung Min
        affil: Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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          Health Promotion Psychosocial Factors
          Child Behavior
          Health Promotion In Infancy and Childhood
          South Korea
          Human
          Child
          Models, Theoretical
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Students, Elementary
          Step-Wise Multiple Regression
          Schools, Elementary
          Convenience Sample
          Questionnaires
          Support, Social
          Student Attitudes
          Health Behavior
          Self-Efficacy
          Health Literacy
          Emotions
          Health Education
          Software
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          T-Tests
          One-Way Analysis of Variance
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Economic Status
          Health Status
          Academic Performance
          School Health Education
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the health promotion behavior of school-aged children informed by the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 209 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students from Seoul, selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected from March 13 to 31, 2023, using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included validated tools that measured health literacy, attitude toward health behaviors, social support, self-efficacy, and health promotion behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression, using IBM SPSS/WIN ver. 29.0. Results: The factors influencing the health promotion behavior of school-aged children were social support (β=.43, p<.001), attitude toward health behaviors (β=.27, p<.001), interest in health (high interest group) (β=.14, p=.003), self-efficacy (β=.13, p=.014), and health literacy (β=.10, p=.026). The explanatory power of the model was 63% (F=68.37, p<.001). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is highly recommended to develop and apply health education and health promotion programs that consider health literacy, attitude toward health behaviors, social support, self-efficacy, and interest in health to foster school-aged children's health promotion behavior.
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