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[Health Promoting Behavior in Pregnant Couples: Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Analysis]
1College of Nursing Science · East-West Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. juheekim@khu.ac.kr.
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
|September 13, 2017
Summary
Partner involvement significantly impacts health promoting behaviors in pregnant couples. Self-efficacy and marital adjustment are key factors for both partners, influencing their health behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Health
- Social Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Health promoting behaviors are crucial for pregnant couples.
- Understanding psychosocial factors influencing these behaviors is essential for effective interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify actor and partner effects of self-efficacy, marital adjustment, and social support on health promoting behaviors in Korean pregnant couples.
Main Methods:
- Actor-Partner Interdependence Model analysis.
- Data collected from 132 Korean pregnant couples.
- Utilized measures of self-efficacy, marital adjustment, social support, and health promoting behavior.
Main Results:
- Self-efficacy demonstrated actor and partner effects for wives, and actor effects for husbands.
- Marital adjustment showed significant actor and partner effects for both.
- Social support had an actor effect for wives, with mutual effects between marital adjustment and social support.
Conclusions:
- Partner involvement is critical for enhancing health promotion programs for pregnant couples.
- Interventions should consider both individual and partner influences on health behaviors.
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