Browsing Doctoral Papers by Subjects (CINAHL) "Adaptation, Psychological"
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Adolescent resilience following parental death in childhood and its relationship to parental attachment and coping
Adolescent resilience following loss has been linked with supportive social relationships and coping. Retrospective studies have found that parental death during childhood has been a risk factor for serious mental health ... -
Diffusion of inclusion: Measuring willingness to adopt inclusive teaching strategies in nursing educational environments
The purpose of the study was to: (1) examine psychometric properties of the Willingness to Adopt Inclusive Teaching Strategies (ITSinNE) instrument and (2) measure factors influencing a nurse educator's willingness to adopt ... -
Learned resourcefulness, cognitive processes, and adaptive functioning in depressed adults
Approximately 19 million American adults suffer from depressive illness in given 1-year period. Research has shown that depressed persons have difficulty with performing daily tasks, meeting their own personal care needs, ... -
Moderating effects of cognitive adaptability on expressive writing outcomes among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus
This study explored the effects of expressive writing on psychological well-being, health status, and adherence among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It further explored the moderating effects ... -
Perceived control and adaptation in elderly caregivers
This study examined the mediating effects of perceived control on the adaptation of elderly caregivers. Perceived control, or the perception that salient or valued aspects of one's life are manageable, was hypothesized as ... -
The relationship of illness demands and marital support to psychological adjustment to chronic illness among middle-aged Batswana couples
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of illness demands and marital support on psychological adjustment to chronic illness among Botswana couples, and to determine whether there were differences between ... -
Stress and coping of caregivers to individuals with dementia
Considerable literature exists on the presence of burden among caregivers, however, it has also been discovered that individuals psychologically adapt to situations in which they are involved. The purpose of this study is, ... -
A study of the relationship between resilience and personal constructions of the experience of moving to congregate housing among older adults
This study explored personal constructions of the experience of moving into a congregate housing facility as one component of individual adaptation to a life transition. The life span construct served as an organizing ...