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024 7 |a 10.3390/ejihpe15080148  |2 doi 
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045 2 |b d20250101  |b d20251231 
100 1 |a Ausserhofer Dietmar  |u Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana—College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
245 1 |a Segmenting Preventive Health Behavior: Gender Disparities and Psychosocial Predictors in a Culturally Diverse Italian Region 
260 |b MDPI AG  |c 2025 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a Grounded in health behavior theory, this study examined patterns of preventive health behavior in a culturally diverse, multilingual region of northern Italy using data from a representative population survey (n = 2090). Preventive behaviors were assessed using the 16-item Good Health Practices (GHP-16) scale. Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified five behavioral profiles, ranging from ‘Globally Low Engagers’ to ‘Comprehensive High Engagers’. Binary logistic regression compared ‘Globally Low Engagers’ to ‘Broadly Moderate Preventers’, examining predictors including gender, age, education, language, chronic disease status, health literacy (HLS-EU-Q16), patient activation (PAM-10), mistrust of health information, living situation, and healthcare employment. The results showed that men, younger adults, individuals with low patient activation, those living alone, and respondents with high mistrust of health information had higher odds of belonging to the low engagement group. Health literacy and language group membership were not significantly associated with the profile membership. Item-level comparisons revealed gender differences in information-seeking, oral hygiene, and dietary behaviors, with men reporting lower engagement. These findings support a segmentation-based understanding of preventive health behavior and highlight the need to address personal capacities and contextual barriers in interventions while challenging assumptions of uniformly higher female health vigilance. 
651 4 |a Italy 
653 |a Diabetes 
653 |a Chronic illnesses 
653 |a Health disparities 
653 |a Health promotion 
653 |a Disease prevention 
653 |a Health literacy 
653 |a Health behavior 
653 |a Health education 
653 |a Perceptions 
653 |a Theory of planned behavior 
653 |a Sociodemographics 
653 |a Information seeking behavior 
653 |a Cardiovascular disease 
653 |a Variables 
653 |a Public health 
653 |a Multilingualism 
653 |a Linguistics 
653 |a Mental health 
653 |a Self-efficacy 
653 |a Preventive medicine 
653 |a Medical screening 
653 |a Cutting Scores 
653 |a Patients 
653 |a Behavior Rating Scales 
653 |a Self Efficacy 
653 |a Outcomes of Treatment 
653 |a Likert Scales 
653 |a Literacy 
653 |a Behavior Patterns 
653 |a Meta Analysis 
653 |a Educational Attainment 
653 |a Life Style 
653 |a Check Lists 
653 |a Chronic Illness 
653 |a Self Management 
653 |a Feedback (Response) 
653 |a Psychological Patterns 
653 |a Career and Technical Education 
653 |a Group Membership 
653 |a Definitions 
653 |a Barriers 
700 1 |a Barbieri Verena  |u Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana—College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
700 1 |a Lombardo, Stefano  |u Provincial Institute for Statistics of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano—South Tyrol (ASTAT), 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
700 1 |a Gärtner Timon  |u Provincial Institute for Statistics of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano—South Tyrol (ASTAT), 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
700 1 |a Eisendle, Klaus  |u Directorate, Claudiana—College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
700 1 |a Piccoliori Giuliano  |u Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana—College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
700 1 |a Engl Adolf  |u Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana—College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
700 1 |a Wiedermann, Christian J  |u Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana—College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy 
773 0 |t European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education  |g vol. 15, no. 8 (2025), p. 148-168 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Psychology Collection 
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