Mediating Effect of Wisdom on the Relationship between Health Promoting Behavior and Health Conservation among the Korean Middle-aged Adults

摘要

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of wisdom on the relationship between health promoting behavior and health conservation among the Korean middle-aged adults. Research design is secondary analysis research. This study was used the data of which the title of paper is the influence factors on health conservation of middle-aged adults by Lee & Kim [5]. It collected data using the questionnaire for the 132 middle-aged people aged 40 to 59 years old. The data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. Result: The average score of health promoting behavior of Korean middle-aged adults was 3.38(0.46) with a possible range of 1 to 5; 2.95(0.33) for wisdom with a possible range of 1 to 4 was; 2.86(0.31) for health conservation with a possible range of 1 to 4. The health conservation of middle-aged adults had a statistically significant correlation with health promoting behavior (r=.531, p<.001), and wisdom (r=.579, p<.001). There were the mediating of wisdom in the relationship between health promoting behavior and health conservation. This study suggests that health promoting behavior and wisdom need to be considered in developing programs to enhance health conservation for the middle-aged adults. Especially, nurses need to include wisdom in designing nursing intervention programs for middle-aged adults.