Influencing Factors of Health Behavior of Junior High School Students in Extended Opportunity Schools
Abstract
Health behaviors in early adolescence are very important for their health status, growth and quality of life. This research aimed to study influencing factors of health behavior of junior high school students in extended opportunity schools. The samples were 176 grade 7-9, junior high school students of extended opportunity schools in Mueang district, Chonburi Province. The research instruments included the personal information questionnaire, health behaviors questionnaire, health literacy questionnaire, optimism questionnaire, social support questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of .08, .80, .81, and .83 respectively. The reliability score of perceived health status questionnaire was tested by the Kuder - Richardson method was .81. Statistics used for data analysis included descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The research results revealed that 51.7% of participants had moderate mostly health behavior ( = 48.23, S.D. = 2.24). Health literacy, perceived benefits of action and optimism were significantly predicted 18.1% (R2 =.181) of health behavior (SEest = 3.088). These findings can be used to plan and design activities to promote health for junior high school students.
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