Learning Objective #1: Provide basic information for education program to enhance individual health promoting behavior of repeat takers of the college entrance exam

Learning Objective #2: Identify its related factor

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Purpose: To provide basic information for developing a education program to enhance individual health promoting behavior by examining the health promoting behavior of repeat takers of the college entrance exam and identify its related factor. Method: Data were gathered using questionnaires among 804 examinees in Seoul and Gyeonggido and analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson correlation coefficient . Result: The mean score of health risk behaviors was 17.70 and the highest score of a sub-area of health risk behavior was drinking alcohol behaviors while substance use behaviors ranked lowest. There were significantly different between the health risk behavior and general characteristics, in that frequency of repeating college entrance examination, parents' marrital status, a level of father's education, a grade, satisfaction with repeating of college entrance examination, parents' health concerning, need for health education and health condition. Each of behavior had positive or negative correlation with other behaviors more than one. A negative correlation was found between health risk behavior and family support and self-esteem, while positive correlation was found between health risk behavior and general stress, studying stress and anxiety. Conclusion: This study suggested these results be used to developed a prevention program that decrease health risk behaviors by promoting family support and self esteem and decreasing stress and anxiety.