Stress, coping, and psychological health of vocational high school nursing students associated with a competitive entrance exam

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 106-116

  Wang, Huey Fen ^a   Yeh, Mei Chang ^b  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emotion focused coping; Problem focused coping; Psychological health; Stress; Student

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 23044467707     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387532.07395.0b     Document Type: Article

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