本研究目的為探討影響大學生健康促進活動參與意向的因素,採橫斷式相關性研究設計,以高雄地區技術學院及大學共5所學校之一至三年級學生為研究對象,共計發出問卷675份,得有效問卷595份。研究結果發現:(1)大學生曾參與健康促進活動者佔13.4%,參與動機以學習新知為最多,對健康促進活動主題的需求最優先者為壓力調適。(2)就讀類科、活動參與經驗在健康促進活動參與意向方面有顯著差異;不同性別、年級則沒有顯著差異。(3)活動相關感受、重要他人影響、活動情境安排、自覺參與利益及自覺參與障礙與健康促進活動參與意向達顯著相關,自覺健康狀況則未達顯著相關。(4)活動相關感受是大學生健康促進活動參與意向之重要預測因子,可解釋總變異數的24.2%。本研究結果可提供學校衛生護理人員了解影響大學生參與健康促進活動的因素,有助於在未來設計和推動健康促進活動時,能針對學生的感受及需求,提升學生的參與度,以收健康促進之成效。
This study explores the factors which affect college student decisions to participate in health-promoting activities. This investigation adopts a cross-sectional research design. Some 675 questionnaires were distributed to college students, including freshman, sophomore and senior students from five different institutes of technology and universities, and 595 valid samples were received in return. The main findings are presented as follows: (1) The percentage of college students who had participated in health-promoting activities at school was 13.4%. Students participated in these activities to obtain new knowledge. The greatest need was to learn to manage stress. (2) Students who major in different subjects, and their previous experience of participating in such activities, both influence their willingness to engage in health-promoting activities. On the other hand, there is no significant difference indicating that gender and grade influence student intentions to participate in health-promoting activity. (3) Five variables have statistically significant correlations with intention to participate in health-promoting activities, including activity-related feelings, interpersonal influence, atmosphere arrangement of the activity, and perceived benefits and barriers. However, student self-perceived health status is not significantly related to student intention to participate in an activity. (4) Activity-related feelings is the most significant variable for predicting college student intentions to participate in health-promoting activities, and can explain 24.2% of the variance in this variable. The results of this investigation can not only provide more information to help school nurses understand the reason why college students choose to participate in health-promoting activities, but can also help take student feelings and needs into consideration in efforts to stimulate participation in such activities.