Health-promoting behaviors of rural adolescent women.
A part of a larger study of the health behaviors of adolescent women, this investigation examined health-promoting behaviors and the influence of cognitive, social, and environmental factors on these health-promoting behaviors of rural adolescent women. The sample consisted of 128 rural African-American and white adolescent women. Forty-four percent of the variance in health-promoting behavior of this sample was explained by five variables: self-image, problem solving, mother's education, employment status, and family structure. Self-image was the most salient predictor of health-promoting behavior, explaining 33% of the variance.
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Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
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Parsons
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Geslani
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D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers; D011340:Problem Solving; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012424:Rural Population; D012649:Self Concept; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*