교육과정 연계 척도를 활용한 중학생의 건강소양 잠재프로파일 분석

초록

This study identified latent profiles of health literacy among middle school students using a curriculum-aligned scale and examined whether grade and gender predicted profile membership. Data were collected from 301 middle school students in G province using a 30-item health literacy instrument. Latent profile analysis and multinomial logistic regression were conducted using Mplus 8.0. A five-profile solution was selected as the optimal model: Low Level, Basic-Average, Intermediate-Good, Upper-General, and High Level. Among the five subdomains, scientific explanation and interpretation of health-related tests and indicators most clearly differentiated the profiles. Grade level significantly predicted profile membership. Compared with first-year students, second-year students were less likely to belong to higher-level profiles and more likely to belong to the low-level profile. Gender did not significantly predict profile membership. These findings indicate that adolescent health literacy is heterogeneous and suggest that curriculum-aligned health literacy education should place greater emphasis on scientific explanation and the interpretation of health-related tests and indicators.

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