Health consciousness: The influence of personal correlates among exercise and non-exercise performing groups

Pages: 290-295
N. V. V. S. Narayana (Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)

Health consciousness (HC) is the tendency to focus attention on one’s health, where individual lives with more health conscious have better quality of life. People are giving importance to maintain good health for better life style. The present study was aimed to examine the influence of personal correlates among exercise and non-exercise performing groups on health consciousness. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the extent of Health Consciousness present in the members of exercise performing groups. Health Consciousness Scale (Narayana , 2009) was adopted to measure health consciousness for this study. The sample was drawn from the North costal Andhra Pradesh. The data were collected randomly from the general population (Adults). The total sample of the study is 242 population (male=153 and female= 89). The obtained data from the sample were analyzed using the statistical techniques to examine the influence of Age, Gender, education and BMI on Health Consciousness Dimensions. The results indicated that exercise practicing individuals have more health conscious than non- exercise practicing individuals. The practice of regular exercise will increase energy levels, physical fitness and health conditions, decreased anxiety levels and likes to live in stress free atmosphere. The exercise group is maintaining good social relations, taking nutritious food, having regular health checkups and they feel responsibility for their health conditions.