The relationship between social support and health-promoting lifestyle: Mediating role of health self-efficacy

Abstract

Objective: Koreans have a lot of interest in improving their quality of life, happiness, self-care, and health. This study aims to verify the relationship between social support, health self-efficacy, and health-promoting lifestyle among participants engaged in physical activity. Methods: In 2022, a total of 179 participants who engaged in physical activity in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province were measured for social support, health self-efficacy, and health-promoting lifestyle. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 24.0 and Amos 24.0 statistical programs. Results: Social support had a significant negative effect on health-promoting lifestyle, while it had a significant positive effect on health self-efficacy. Health self-efficacy had a significant positive effect on health-promoting lifestyle. Health self-efficacy was found to have significant indirect effect on social support and health-promoting lifestyle. Conclusions: The results of this study are expected to increase awareness among physical activity participants of the importance of health-promoting lifestyle, and these findings suggest that campaigns efforts will be necessary for Korea association of health promotion to communicate the importance of health-promoting lifestyle to the general public.