E-health literacy and health-promoting behaviors among nursing students in China: the mediating role of self-efficacy.

IF 1.9 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Psychology Health & Medicine Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1080/13548506.2025.2481193

Xi Chen, Huang Xiao

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Abstract

Adoption of health-promoting behaviors is crucial for improving people's well-being. As future health promoters, nursing students are encouraged to lead healthy lifestyles. The aim of this study was to investigate the status of health-promoting behaviors among nursing students and determine their associations with e-health literacy. The mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between e-health literacy and health-promoting behaviors was also explored. A cross-sectional design was adopted to enroll 494 nursing students from the Hunan College of Foreign Studies in China. An online survey based on the simplified Chinese version of the e-Health Literacy Scale (SC-eHEALS), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and the Chinese version of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-IICR) were used to collect data. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 27.0 and PROCESS macro. It was observed that self-efficacy mediated the relationship between e-health literacy and health-promoting behaviors among nursing students, and the mediating effect accounted for 35.10%% of the total effect (p < 0.001). Collectively, these findings indicate that nursing students have a moderate level of health-promoting behaviors, and that e-health literacy can improve health-promoting behaviors by enhancing self-efficacy.

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中国护生电子健康素养与健康促进行为：自我效能感的中介作用

采取促进健康的行为对改善人们的福祉至关重要。作为未来的健康促进者，我们鼓励护理专业学生养成健康的生活方式。本研究旨在调查护理专业学生的健康促进行为状况，并确定其与电子健康素养之间的关联。研究还探讨了自我效能感对电子健康素养与健康促进行为之间关系的中介效应。本研究采用横断面设计，招募了中国湖南外国语学院的 494 名护理专业学生。采用基于简体中文版电子健康素养量表（SC-eHEALS）、一般自我效能感量表（GSE）和中文版健康促进生活方式档案-II（HPLP-IICR）的在线调查收集数据。统计分析采用 SPSS 27.0 和 PROCESS 宏进行。结果表明，自我效能感对护生电子健康素养与健康促进行为之间的关系起中介作用，中介效应占总效应的 35.10%（p

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Psychology Health & Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

6.20

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0.00%

发文量

200

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health. The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice. This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives. It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention. The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management. For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding. The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research. This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.