Factors Influencing Dietary Behavior in Nursing Students.

Byun,  Eun Kyung; Kim,  Mi Young

doi:2016.25.2.81

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 25(2); 2016 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2016;25(2):81-88.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2016.25.2.81 Published online July 20, 2016.

Factors Influencing Dietary Behavior in Nursing Students.

Eun Kyung Byun, Mi Young Kim

¹Department of Nursing, KyungnamCollege of Information · Technology, Busan, Korea.
²Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Gimhae, Korea. minocin@daum.net

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the level of dietary behavior in nursing students and also, to investigate factors that influence dietary behavior. METHODS: In this study, 250 nursing students who were enrolled in a university school in B city, Korea and who gave written consent completed the questionnaire. The data were collected between June 22 and 30, 2015 and analyzed using t test, one way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression. RESULTS: The level of dietary behavior in nursing students was 3.06±0.52. Models including the variables, health concern and dietary self efficacy explained 12% of the variance for dietary behavior. Dietary self efficacy(β=.26, p<.001) was the most influential factor. CONCLUSION: Based on the outcomes of this study, steps should be taken to design intervention programs that emphasize the health dietary behavior of nursing students.

Key Words: Health concern; Dietary self-efficacy; Dietary behavior