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Life change events, hope, and self-care agency in inner-city adolescents
1Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, USA. jcanty@iupui.edu
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 events and self-care 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.
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