Dyadic Profiles of Health Behaviors Among Korean Baby Boomer Couples. (October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Bon; Kim, Kyungmin; Burr, Jeffrey A.; Kim, Joohyun; Han, Gyounghae
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied gerontology. Volume 40:Number 10(2021)
• Page Start: 1320
• Page End: 1329
• Publication Date: 2021-10
• Subjects: health behaviors -- health promotion -- social support -- latent class analysis -- baby boomer couples; Gerontology -- Periodicals; 362.6
• DOI: 10.1177/0733464820932003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0733-4648

Abstract

Objectives: To address the issue of whether health behaviors are concordant within couples, this study identified dyadic profiles of health behaviors among Korean baby boomer couples ( born 1955–1963 ).Methods : We analyzed a sample of 1, 092 middle-aged couples from the Korean Baby Boomer Panel Study (2014). Latent class analysis and multinomial regression models were conducted to describe underlying health behavior profiles.Results : Four dyadic profiles of health behaviors emerged: (a) concordant—high health-promoting (26%), (b) moderate concordant—compensating (21%), (c) moderate concordant—low engaging (22%), and (d) less concordant—high health-promoting (31%). In addition, couples with higher levels of education, worse health, or better marital quality were more likely to belong to two high health-promoting profiles.Discussion : Encouraging husbands to engage in fewer health-compromising behaviors and acknowledging barriers to health-promoting behaviors for both spouses may contribute to healthier lifestyles among Korean couples.