Factors Affecting Health Behaviors in Late School-aged Children from Multicultural Families

This study was conducted to investigate factors affecting health behaviors in late school-aged children from multicultural families. This study included 401 children (112 from multicultural families and 289 from non-multicultural backgrounds) in grades 4~6 in 11 elementary schools. Data on health behaviors and related factors (school adjustment, the mother-child relationship, self-efficacy, etc.) were collected from the children using self-reported questionnaires between May and June in 2019. The collected data were analyzed through a univariate analysis and multiple regression analysis. The health behavior score of multicultural children was lower than that of non-multicultural children (t=3.32, =.001). In multicultural children, school adjustment (β=.55,