A mixed-method approach to sense of coherence, health behaviors, self-efficacy and optimism: towards the operationalization of positive health attitudes.

摘要: This study discusses the results of a cross-sectional survey healthy college students in Poland. More specifically, it describes, explores, and explains relationships between psychological variables/models such as health behaviors (HB), sense coherence (SOC), level optimism (LOO), self-efficacy (SE) among students. These separate constructs have also been used to operationalize positive attitude (PHA) novel construct. The social was carried out at three higher education institutions Poland January 2006. random sample 455 undergraduate taken from five different faculties: Physiotherapy, Physical Education, Tourism Recreation, English Philology Polish Philology. Four reliable validated research tools were collect data: Juczynsky's Health Behaviour Inventory (HBI); Antonovsky's Sense Coherence Questionnaire (SOC-29); Schwarzer & Jerusalem's Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES); Seligman's (SS). indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) these four variables: for example, healthier stronger coherence, self-efficacy. It demonstrated that LOO, SOC, SE, HB correlate with one another. Finally, variables create an explicit empirical-theoretical pattern. All REGWQ tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient cluster analysis suggest existence conceptual similarities and/or some broader scientific construct PHA. However, this needs be examined further. could good indicator future faculties or age groups.