Relationships between health behavior, knowledge, and beliefs among Swedish blue-collar workers

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-110

  Näslund, Görel K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

gender; health behavior; health beliefs; health promotion; lifestyle; risk awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DENTAL CARE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SWEDEN; TRADE UNION;

EID: 26844498124     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489702500207     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Socialstyrelsen. Folkhälsorapport, 1991. SoS-rapport 1991: 11. (Report on public health, in Swedish). Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen, 1991.
2. Whitehead, M. The health divide. In: Townsend P, Davidson, N, eds. Inequalities in Health. London: Penguin books, 1990: 217-256.
3. Näyhä, S. Social group and mortality in Finland. Brit J Prev Soc Med 1977; 31: 231-7.
4. Vägerö D. Klass och dödlighet (Social class and mortality, in Swedish). In: Diderichsen F, Östlin P, Dahlgren G, Hogstedt C, eds. Klass och ohälsa (Social class and ill health, in Swedish). Stockholm: Tiden/Folksam, 1991.
5. Pincus Th, Callahan L.F., Burkhauser V. Most chronic diseases are reported more frequently by individuals with fewer than 12 years of formal education in the age 18–64 United States Population. J Chronic Dis 1987; 40: 865-874.
6. WHO Study Group. Diet, nutrition, and the prevention of chronic diseases. Geneva: WHO, 1990.
7. Belloc N.B., Breslow L. Relationship of physical health status and health practises. Prev Med 1972; 1: 409-421.
8. Jeffery R.W., French S.A., Forster J.L., Spry V.M. Socioeconomic status differences in health behaviours related to obesity: the healthy worker project. Int J Obes 1991; 15: 689-696.
9. Abel T., McQueen, D.V. Determinants of selected unhealthy eating behaviours among male and female adults. Eur J Public Health 1994; 4: 27-32.
10. Counte M.A., Glandon G.L. Understanding health behavior, attitudes and beliefs of older persons. Presentation at the Third International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Amsterdam, 1994.
11. Grossman M. The demand for health: A theoretical and empirical research. New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1972.
12. Dean K. Self-care components of life-styles: the importance of gender, attitudes and the social situation. Soc Sci Med 1986; 29: 137-152.
13. Näslund G.K., Wardle J., Steptoe A., Fredrikson M. Health behaviour, knowledge and attitudes among Swedish university students. Scand J Psychol 1993; 34: 197-211.
14. Nathanson C.A. Sex differences in mortality. Am Rev Sociol 1984; 10: 1191-1213.
15. Verbrugge L.M. Gender and health: An update on hypotheses and evidence. J Health Soc Behav 1985; 26: 156-182.
16. Popay J., Bartley M., Owen C. Gender inequalites in health social position, affective disorders and minor physical morbidity. Soc Sci Med 1993; 36: 21-32.
17. Rutter D.R., Quine L. Social psychological mediators of the relationship between demographic factors and health outcomes: a theoretical model and some preliminary data. Psychol Health 1996; 11: 5-22.
18. Rutter D.R., Quine L., Chesham D.J. Social Psychological Approaches to Health. Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1992.
19. Rosenstock I.M., Strecher V.J., Becker M.H. Social learning theory and the health belief model. Health Educ Q 1988; 11: 403-418.
20. Ajzen I., Fishbein M. Understanding Attitudes and Predicting Social Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1980.
21. Rogers R.W. Cognitive and physiological processes in fear appeals and attitude change: a revised theory of protection motivation. In Psychophysiology: A source book (Edited by JT Cacioppo and RE Petty). New York: Guilford, 1983.
22. Bandura A. Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychol Rev 1977; 84: 191-215.
23. Steptoe A., Wardle J. What the experts think: A European survey of expert opinion about the influence of lifestyle on health. Eur J Epidemiol 1994; 10: 195-203.
24. Wardle J., Steptoe A. The European health and behaviour survey: rationale, methods and results from the United Kingdom. Soc Sci Med 1991; 33: 925-936.
25. Statistiska centralbyrän. Hälsan i Sverige. (Health in Sweden, in Swedish). Stockholm: Statistiska centralbyrän, 1991.
26. Popham R.E., Schmidt W. Words and deeds: The validity of self-report data on alcohol consumption. J Stud Alcohol 1981; 42: 355-8.
27. Perez-Stable EJ, Marin G., Marin B.V., Benowitz N.L. Misclassification of smoking status by self-reported cigarette consumption. Am Rev Respir Dis 1992; 145: 53-57.
28. Hatziandreu E.J., Pearce J.P., Fiore M.C., Grise V., Novotny T.E., Davis R.M. The reliability of self-reported cigarette consumption in the United States. Amer J Public Health 1989; 79: 1020-3.
29. Brownell K.D., Stunkard A.J., Albans J.M. Evaluation and modification of exercise patterns in the natural environment. Am J Psychiatry 1980; 137: 1540-5.
30. Enghardt H., Becker W. Befolkningens matvanor i Sverige 1991. (Report on dietary habits in Sweden 1991, in Swedish). Uppsala: Statens livsmedelsverk, 1992.
31. Jacobsen B.K., Thelle D.S. Risk factors for coronary heart disease and level of education: The Tromsö Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol 1988; 127: 923-932.
32. Kraus J.F., Borhani N.O., Franti C.E. Socieconomic status, ethnicity and risk factors of coronary heart disease. Am J Epidemiol 1980; 111: 407-414.
33. Leren P., Helgeland A., Hjermannn I., Holme I. The Oslo Study: CHD risk factors, socioeconomic influences, and intervention. Am Heart J 1983; 106: 1200-6.
34. Matthews K.A., Kelsey S.F., Meilahn E.N., Kuller, L.H., Wing R.R. Educational attainment and behavioural and biologic risk factors for coronary heart disease in middle-aged women. Am J Epidemiol 1989; 129: 1132-1144.
35. Jones A., Cronin P.A., Bowen M. Comparison of risk factors for coronary heart disease among attenders and non-attenders at a screening programme. Br J Gen Pract 1993; 43: 375-7.
36. Stephens T., Jacobs D.R., White C.C. A descriptive epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity. Public Health Rep 1985; 100: 147-158.
37. Fortmann S.P., Barr Taylor C., Flora J.A., Winkleby M.A. Effect of community health education on plasma cholesterol levels and diet: The Stanford Five-City Project. Am J Epidemiol 1993; 137: 1039-1055.
38. Dean K. Relationships between knowledge and belief variables and health maintenance behaviors in a Danish population over 45 years of age. J Aging Health 1991; 3(3): 386-406.
39. Osler M., Schroll M. Lifestyle and prevention of ischaemic heart disease in Denmark. Europ J Public Health 1995; 5: 109-112.
40. Steptoe A., Sanderman R.S., Wardle J. Stability and changes in health behaviours in young adults over a one year period. Psychol Health 1995; 10: 155-169.