J Korean Acad Nurs.  2014 Apr;44(2):179-188. 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.2.179.

A Structural Model for Health Risk Behavior of Late Adolescents: Based on 2010 Korea Adolescent Health Survey

• Jee YJ
• Kim YH

• KMID: 1791848
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2014.44.2.179

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to construct and test a structural model to explain health risk behavior of late adolescents.
METHODS
Data for this study were secondary data from the 2010 Korea Adolescent Health Survey based and 3,675 high school students who participated. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 19.0 programs.
RESULTS
After 7 lines were removed, fitness statistics for the hypothetical model were appropriate (chi2=559.13, p<.001, GFI=.98, SRMR=.03, RMSEA=.04, NFI=.88, IFI=.90, CFI=.90, TLI=.86, AIC=671.13). The result showed that drinking-smoking is directly affected by 5 variables (32.5%), obesity is directly affected by 2 variables (0.7%), lack of physical activity is directly affected by 5 variables (22.2%), skipping of breakfast is directly affected by 3 variables (11.9%), improper sleep is directly affected by 3 variables (7.5%), and psychological adaptation is directly affected by 4 variables (26.8%).
CONCLUSION
The results of this study, indicate that late adolescents' health risk behavior is affected by many factors with complicate correlations suggesting further study compare youth health risk behaviors in a variety of environments.

Keyword

Health behavior; Adolescent; Smoking; Alcohols; Sleep

MeSH Terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking
Body Mass Index
Feeding Behavior
Female
*Health Behavior
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
*Models, Theoretical
*Psychology, Adolescent
Questionnaires
Republic of Korea
Risk-Taking
Self Efficacy
Smoking

Figure

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  Figure 1 Hypothesis model with parameter estimates.

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  Figure 2 Modified model.

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