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Health-Promoting Behaviors of Black and White College Women

Gwen M. Felton

Mary Ann Parsons

Terry R. Misener

College of Nursing, University of South Carolina

Sybil Oldaker

Department of Nursing, Clemson University.

There is growing recognition that race and socioeconomic variables in health research demand greater attention. The investigators compared racial differences in health definition, health value, and health-promoting behavior of 62 pairs (N = 124) of Black and White college women matched on age, body mass index, and socioeconomic status. Both groups of women had similar definitions of health, valued health to the same extent, and reported similar levels of self-actualization, health responsibility, exercise, and stress management. Black women, relative to White women, practiced fewer nutrition behaviors and had less interpersonal support. Interventions to reduce health risk associated with nutrition practices of Black women are warranted and further research is needed to explore the influence of the social structure of educational institutions on interpersonal relationships and other health behaviors. When socio-economic status is taken into consideration, Black and White college women demonstrated more commonalities in health behavior than differences.

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 19, No. 5, 654-666 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/019394599701900506
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