HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR AMONG BLACK ADULTS

拟议项目的目标是扩大对健康和健康的研究 在成年黑人群体中的行为。大量的研究 越来越多地指出行为和行为之间的关系 身体上的障碍。这样的研究有助于促进健康 以及最大限度地减少潜在健康的行为 具有破坏性。美国十大死因中的七个 很可能与未能从事各种健康活动有关 行为。美国黑人人群健康行为研究 正处于初级阶段，出于这个和其他原因，调查人员已经 呼吁对黑人人口的健康行为进行更多研究。一个 最近关于黑人和少数民族健康的联邦报告强调了研究 将健康行为和教育作为重要的研究议程， 呼吁更多地支持研究，以确定健康信念和 在黑人和其他少数民族中的做法。 一些理论框架试图解释 与健康相关的行为已经出现。这些研究强调了 与健康相关的行为的主要因素，但 这些在黑人人群的健康相关行为中还不够充分 明白了。 在这项研究中，我们将重点探索各种 人际关系中的社会网络因素与个人控制力和效能感 在成年黑人人口中预防健康行为。我们的目标 目的是：1)调查家庭关系与 吸烟、饮酒、体育锻炼和使用安全带 成年黑人；2)评估重要他人在预防中的影响 健康行为；3)检查他们的掌握情况和效能感 黑人预防性健康行为表现的相关性研究 成年人。 将对500名黑人成年人进行纵向小组调查研究。 研究中使用的措施是从以前的调查中得出的 健康行为，并已证明是可靠和有效的。设计 这项研究将允许对为什么的问题进行合理的调查 黑人成年人从事或不从事预防性健康行为。

The objective of the proposed project is to extend research on health and behavior among the adult black population. A large volume of research increasingly points to the important relationship between behavior and physical disorders. Such research is useful in promoting healthy behaviors and in minimizing behaviors which are potentially health damaging. Seven of the ten leading causes of death in the United States are likely associated with the failure to engage in various health behaviors. Studies of health behavior in the black American population are in their infancy, and for this, and other reasons, investigators have called for more research on health behavior in the black population. A recent federal report on Black and Minority Health highlighted research on health behavior and education as an important agenda for research, calling for more support of studies to identify health beliefs and practices among blacks and other ethnic minorities. A number of theoretical frameworks which attempt to account for health-related behavior have appeared. These studies have highlighted the major factors in health-related behavior, but the significance of these in the health-related behavior of the black population is not fully understood. In this research we will focus on exploring the significance of various social network factors and personal control and efficacy in relationship to preventive health behavior in the adult black population. Our aims are to: 1) Investigate the association between family relationships to smoking, alcohol consumption, physical exercise and seat belt use among adult blacks; 2) Assess the impact of significant others in preventive health behavior; 3) Examine mastery and feelings of efficacy in their relationship to the performance of preventive health behavior among black adults. A longitudinal panel survey study of 500 black adults will be conducted. Measures to be used in the study are taken from previous surveys on health behavior and have been shown to be reliable and valid. The design of the study will permit reasoned investigation of the question of why black adults do or do not engage in preventive health behavior.