The Health Beliefs Model in Shipboard U.S. Navy Men and Women.

Abstract

A matched sample of men and women in the U.S. Navy (N=1,064) were examined in a study of shipboard health-care utilization. The instrument used in this study is theoretically based on the Health Beliefs Model (HBM). The HBM attempts to explain health-seeking behavior by describing the antecedent conditions within the individual preliminary chi-square results indicate statistically significant gender differences in health-care utilization. MANOVA results indicated that women reported significantly greater ratings of health value, greater ratings of perceived illness (compared to people their own age), greater perceived susceptibility to health problems, and greater susceptibility to serious illness than do men. Separate discriminant function analyses were employed for males and females. Results for each separate discriminant function analysis yielded a single statistically significant function for females only. Implications of these findings and the efficacy of the HBM will be discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 26, 1995
Accession Number
ADA310447

Entities

People

  • Kevin J. Corcoran
  • Michael J. Schwerin

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Education
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Hypertension
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Shipboard
  • Social Sciences
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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