title: Explaining health-promoting lifestyles of Navy personnel.
abstract: This study examined the relationship of six dimensions of health-promoting lifestyle (self-actualization, health responsibility, interpersonal support, exercise, nutrition, and stress management) with selected sociodemographic and attitudinal variables in a random sample of 421 active duty Navy personnel. Participants who were older, officers, shore-based, married, and who reported high levels of perceived health all had significantly higher scores for overall health-promoting life-style and several lifestyle dimensions. Exercise of self-care agency--a composite health attitude indicator--accounted for 35% of the variance in health-promoting lifestyle patterns. Among the sociodemographic variables, educational level, race, and perceived health state were differentially predictive of healthy lifestyle dimensions.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education*