Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2013 Nov;22(4):305-313.

Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviour according to the Type A/B Personality of White Collar Workers

• Choi JY
• Park YM

Abstract

PURPOSE
The study was done to identify factors influencing health promoting behaviour in office workers according to the type A/B personality.
METHODS
The data were collected by questionnaires from 249 workers in Seoul and Gyung-gi province. Measures were a health promoting behaviour, the type of personality, self-esteem, perceived health status, social support, and job stress. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, t-test, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 15.0 version.
RESULTS
This study suggests that A type office workers have a little lower degree in health promoting behaviour, self-esteem, social support and have a higher degree in perceived health status, perceived symptoms and job stress than those of B type office workers. The factors which influence A type office workers on health promoting behaviour are social support, perceived health status and self-esteem, which accounted for 40.2% of the variance and those of B type office workers, self-esteem and perceived health status accounted for 24.5%.
CONCLUSION
It needs to develop and operate self-management program for health maintenance and promotion for the type A/B personality White Collar Workers.

Keyword

White collar worker; Health promotion; Personality

MeSH Terms

Health Promotion
Surveys and Questionnaires
Self Care
Seoul