title: Schema model of the self-concept.
abstract: The centrality of the self-concept in maintaining physical and psychosocial well-being is widely recognized in nursing. Despite its importance, progress in the development of an empirically-supported and clinically-relevant theoretical framework has been limited by difficulties in defining and measuring the construct. The schema model of the self-concept is presented as a theoretical framework that has the potential for explaining how the self-concept functions to influence emotional and behavioral responses to events relevant to health and well-being.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor 48109-0482, USA.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009736:Nursing Process; D015399:Nursing Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012803:Sick Role