Walker L O, Fleschler R G, Heaman M
University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Can J Nurs Res. 1998 Fall;30(3):21-36.
A healthy lifestyle is widely recognized as important in preventing disease and disability. This study examined whether in the transition to fatherhood a healthy lifestyle was related to perceived stress, parenting confidence, and physical health symptoms. Survey data from 87 fathers were examined for relationships between lifestyle, measured by 6 subscales of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP), and perceived stress, parenting confidence, and health symptoms. In general, a healthier lifestyle, especially HPLP self-actualization and stress-management subscales, was related to less perceived stress, more parenting confidence, and fewer health symptoms. Higher HPLP nutrition and exercise scores were related to fewer health symptoms; higher exercise and seeking-interpersonal-support scores were related to higher parenting confidence. Also, higher social desirability scores, a confounding influence, were related to less perceived stress. The authors conclude that health-promotion behaviours may be an important personal resource in maintaining health and promoting well-being among new fathers.
健康的生活方式在预防疾病和残疾方面的重要性已得到广泛认可。本研究探讨了在成为父亲的转变过程中，健康的生活方式是否与感知压力、育儿信心和身体健康症状相关。对87位父亲的调查数据进行了分析，以研究由健康促进生活方式量表（HPLP）的6个分量表衡量的生活方式与感知压力、育儿信心和健康症状之间的关系。总体而言，更健康的生活方式，尤其是HPLP自我实现和压力管理分量表，与较低的感知压力、更高的育儿信心和较少的健康症状相关。较高的HPLP营养和运动得分与较少的健康症状相关；较高的运动和寻求人际支持得分与较高的育儿信心相关。此外，较高的社会期望得分作为一种混杂影响，与较低的感知压力相关。作者得出结论，健康促进行为可能是新父亲维持健康和促进幸福的重要个人资源。
