A Study of Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile and Cortisol Biomarkers in College Teachers

• Main Authors: Tsai, Mei- Li, 蔡美利
• Other Authors: Lee, Te- Hsiu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84800059041186252961

碩士 === 中華醫事科技大學 === 生物科技研究所 === 102 === The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between social support, self-efficacy andhealth promotion lifestyle profile in college teachers. A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational research design was used to test the study hypotheses. Study data were collected from a convenience sample of 67 college teachers at a large private university in the South part of Taiwan.Study participants completed questionnaires containing: the Generalized Self-efficacy Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Social Support, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile, and the Demographic Data Questionnaire and cortisol concentration of the hair will then be measured by Enzyme-linked ImmunosorbentAssay(ELISA). The results from the study revealed as follows: 1. Social support of college teachers (family and peer) revealed a statistically significant positively relationship with health promotion lifestyle (r = 0.286, p < 0.05；r = 0.252 , p < 0.05), as well as their self-efficacy and health promotion lifestyle (r = 0.269 , p < 0.05). 2. The cortisol levels were significant negatively correlated to stress management of health promotion lifestyle of the college teachers (r = -0.249, p < 0.05). 3. Study findings suggest that the test of cortisol levels in hair by ELISA present a high reproducibility, and maybe is another analysis method for pressure biomarker.