Abstract
This study investigated the relationships among health-promoting self-care behaviors, self-care self-efficacy, and self-care agency in an older adult population. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among these concepts as well as the specific influence of spiritual growth, a component of health-promoting self-care behaviors, on self-care agency. The instruments used in this study included the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices Scale, and Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale. A canonical correlation identified a significant variate having a correlation of .74 (p = .000) that accounted for 55% of the variance explained. The loading variables included spiritual growth, self-concept, initiative, and responsibility. The conclusion was made that spiritual growth influences older adults' self-care agency to a greater extent than self-care self-efficacy.
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