Abstract
Problem: Little is known about the relationships among life change events, hope, and self-care agency in inner-city adolescents Methods: Adolescents (N = 202) attending two inner-city high schools in Miami (M = 15.9 years; 85% African-Americans; 55% females). Measures used included the Adolescent Life Change Events Questionnaire, Miller Hope Scale, and Denyes Self-care Agency Instrument, Findings: A significant positive correlation was found between hope and self-care agency. No correlations were found between life change events and hope or life change evenfs and selfcare agency. Hope accounted for 20.8% of the variability in self-care agency. Conclusions: Hope is a significant factor in self-care agency and may be a coping strategy for inner-city adolescents who experience multiple life change events.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 18-31 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2001 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Hope
- Inner city
- Life change events
- Self-care agency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Phychiatric Mental Health
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry and Mental health