The relationships between hot spring knowledge and health promoting behaviors - A study on rural and urban elementary school teachers in Tainan City

• Main Authors: Huan-Yu Chen, 陳煥宇
• Other Authors: Meng-Wei Wan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/52q4rc

碩士 === 嘉南藥理科技大學 === 溫泉產業研究所 === 100 === Due to changes of education policy in Taiwan, teachers face huge challenges both physically and mentally. Hot springs may have benefitinal effects on individual health. The purpose of this study is to examine relationships between hot spring knowledge, health promoting behaviors among elementary school teachers in rural and urban areas. A total of 421 teachers were included in this study.Hot spring knowledge and health promoting behaviors were assessed by sekf-reported questionnaires. The main findings of this study are: (1)Hot spring knowledge was significantly negatively correlated with health responsibility and exercise behaviors; (2)Health promoting behaviors significantly differe by gender, age, maritial status, number of children, and hoursehold income; (3)There are no significant differences in hot spring knowledge between teachers living in rural and urban areas, but those living in urban areas have greater levels of health promoting behaviors than those living in rural areas. In conclusion, no associations between hot spring knowledge and health promoting behaviors were found. Future studies may consider assess the frequency of hot spring usage and investigate its influences on health behaviors.