Psychometric validity of the Problem-Focused Style of Coping scale: In relation to self-efficacy and life satisfaction among nursing staff in Taiwan

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1625-1631

  Chang, Yuhsuan ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coping style; Instrument development; Life satisfaction; Nursing; Problem focused style of coping scale; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958769221     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05578.x     Document Type: Article

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