Psychosocial Factors and Dietary Practices in Korean Americans

Cha-Nam Shin and Michael Belyea

Clinical Nursing Research, 2019, vol. 28, issue 3, 374-388

Abstract: This study was to identify the role of demographics and social support from family and friends in predicting self-efficacy for a healthy diet and healthy dietary practices. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 112 Korean American adults in the southwestern United States. Most were college educated (85.3%), with mean age of 54.0 (± 10.6), and women (66.4%). The findings indicate that gender and education played a moderating role between family support and self-efficacy for a healthy diet, whereas age and education were moderators between support from family and friends and healthy dietary practices. Diet interventions tailored to demographic subgroups may increase self-efficacy, promote healthy dietary practices, and ultimately contribute to a reduction in the rates of critical health conditions and health costs in the community.

Keywords: dietary practices; social support; self-efficacy; Korean Americans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773817740520

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