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The Relationship Between Social Support and Health Promoting Behaviors of Participation in Regular Life Sports
Wang-Sung Myung

Abstract: This study aimed to provide the basic data necessary for participants in regular life sports to continue positive and active participation by examining the relationship between social support and health promoting behaviours among them. To this end, exploratory factor, correlation and multi-regression analyses and reliability test were conducted by using the SPSS 21.0, based on data from 179 participants. First, there were positive correlations between social support and all sub-factors of health promoting behaviors of participants. Second, the relationship between social support and health promoting behaviors was closely examined and it was found that material support had a positive effect on self-realization, interpersonal relationship and fitness and nutrition, emotional support had a positive effect on self-realization, health care and fitness and nutrition and informational support had a positive influence on interpersonal relationship and fitness and nurtition. social support life sports activities are the best methods necessary to continue and enjoy healthy life and health promoting behaviors to which everyone can have an easy access. In this aspect, this study examined the relationship between social support and health promoting behaviors and we cannot but admit that some problems were revealed. Future studies should investigate the relationship between social support and health promoting behaviors by fully reviewing the limitation and directions of analysis suggested in this study.

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Wang-Sung Myung , 2018. The Relationship Between Social Support and Health Promoting Behaviors of Participation in Regular Life Sports. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 2897-2902.

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