%0 Journal Article
%T Psychosocial Factors and Dietary Practices in Korean Americans
%A Cha-Nam Shin
%A Michael Belyea
%J Clinical Nursing Research
%@ 1552-3799
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1054773817740520
%X This study was to identify the role of demographics and social support from family and friends in predicting self-efficacy for a healthy diet and healthy dietary practices. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 112 Korean American adults in the southwestern United States. Most were college educated (85.3%), with mean age of 54.0 (¡À 10.6), and women (66.4%). The findings indicate that gender and education played a moderating role between family support and self-efficacy for a healthy diet, whereas age and education were moderators between support from family and friends and healthy dietary practices. Diet interventions tailored to demographic subgroups may increase self-efficacy, promote healthy dietary practices, and ultimately contribute to a reduction in the rates of critical health conditions and health costs in the community
%K dietary practices
%K social support
%K self-efficacy
%K Korean Americans
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1054773817740520