Date Approved
1992
Graduate Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Degree Program
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Patricia Underwood
Second Advisor
Katherine Kim
Third Advisor
Donald Paszek
Abstract
Hardiness, a personality characteristic that is purposed to mediate the stress response and reduce the likelihood of illness, was studied in the context of adaptation to chronic disease. A descriptive correlational design was used to determine whether a positive relationship exists between the presence of hardiness and psychosocial adaptation to hypertension. The sample consisted of 50 individuals 60 years old or older. Data was analyzed using the product moment correlation coefficient, Spearman's Rho, and multiple regression. A moderately weak correlation (r =.39, df = 48, p =.003) between hardiness and adaptation was found. Other significant relationships identified included those between hardiness and role function, hardiness and social support, control and role function, commitment and social support, commitment and intrapsychic functioning, and between commitment/challenge and social support. Nursing implications, with emphasis on gerontology, are discussed.
ScholarWorks Citation
Smit, Marcia L., "Hardiness and Adaptation to Hypertension" (1992). Masters Theses. 100.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/100
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