Death attitudes and positive coping in Spanish nursing undergraduates: A cross-sectional and correlational study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 17-18, 2015, Pages 2429-2438

  Edo Gual, Montserrat ^a   Monforte Royo, Cristina ^b   Aradilla Herrero, Amor ^a   Tomás Sábado, Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coping; Death attitudes; Emotional intelligence; Nurse education; Nursing students; Resilience; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPAIN; STUDENTS, NURSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940439050     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12813     Document Type: Article

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