Wu Man Sze Anise. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-84). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ii / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.viii / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Health Habits --- p.2 / Health Habits and Health Status of Elderly Adults --- p.2 / Health Habits among Chinese Elders with Diabetes --- p.3 / Measurement of Health Habits --- p.5 / Perceived Control --- p.6 / Perceived Control over Health --- p.6 / Health Locus of Control and Health Value --- p.7 / Self-efficacy --- p.15 / Previous Research Focus of Effect of Perceived Control on Chronic Illness --- p.16 / Perceived Control and Chinese Culture --- p.19 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- MAIN STUDY --- p.20 / Purpose of the Present Study --- p.20 / Method --- p.22 / Participants --- p.22 / Instruments --- p.24 / Health Habits --- p.24 / Health Locus of Control --- p.25 / Health Value --- p.26 / Self-efficacy --- p.26 / Health Status --- p.26 / Blood Glucose Control --- p.27 / Demographics --- p.27 / Procedure --- p.28 / Data Analysis --- p.28 / Results --- p.30 / Results for the First Wave Data --- p.30 / Analysis of Demographic Information --- p.30 / Analyses of Blood Glucose --- p.33 / Factor Analyses of Health Habits --- p.35 / Analysis of Demographic/ Medical Effects on Two Health Habits Dimensions --- p.36 / Correlations among Psychological Variables and Health Habits at Time1 --- p.38 / Regression Analyses of General Health Habits at Time1 --- p.40 / Regression Analyses of Diabetes-related and Preventive Health Habits at Time1 --- p.42 / Results for Second Wave Data --- p.45 / Correlations of Health Habits/Health Status at --- p.45 / Time 1 and Health Status at Time2 / Changes across Time --- p.46 / Stepwise Regression Analysis of Health Habits at Time2 --- p.47 / Discussion --- p.50 / Predictors of Health Habits at Time1 --- p.50 / Predictive Power of Psychological Constructs over --- p.57 / Habits at Time2 / Glycemic Control --- p.58 / Demographic and Medical Influences on Health --- p.60 / Status and Psychological Variables / Limitations --- p.61 / Research and Practical Implications --- p.63 / Conclusion / REFERENCES --- p.70 / FOOTNOTES --- p.72 / APPENDIX A Health Habits Checklist --- p.85 / APPENDIX B Self-efficacy (Toward Health Habits) and Health Value Scales --- p.103 / APPENDIX C Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales --- p.104
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323503 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Wu, Man Sze Anise., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Psychology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, viii, 104 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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