J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2002 Dec;14(4):581-590.

Relationships among Job Stress, Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors of Aircrews

• Cho EY
• Lee YW
• Kim HS

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this correlational study was to identify relationships among job stress, health beliefs and health behaviors of aircrews and contributing factors to aircrew's health promoting behaviors. METHOD: Two-hundred twenty-four aircrew members completed questionnaires. The questionnaires were composed of a demographic form, health behavior scale, self-efficacy scale, perceived benefit scale, perceived barrier scale, job demand scale, and latitude scale. RESULT: The subject's health behavior has shown significant correlations with self-efficacy, benefit, and barrier. Significant negative correlations were found between job stress and self-efficacy. Relationships between job stress and barriers were also statistically significant. In demographic features, statistically significant difference were found between subject's rank and job stress score. Also, there was a significant difference between health behavior and the subject's age.
CONCLUSION
Future efforts should focus on the development of a program to consider aircrew's perceived benefits, perceived barriers and self-efficacy to the compliance of health promoting behaviors.

Keyword

Job stress; Health behavior; Self-efficacy; Health belief; Aircrew

MeSH Terms

Compliance
Health Behavior*
Surveys and Questionnaires