title: [Unprotected helping behavior--social representations in nursing].
abstract: Considering current changes in health and nursing professions the emotional concepts ("social representations") of nurses regarding their working conditions are a very interesting question. This study investigates the imaginations of nurses about "unprotected help behaviour" ("ungeschutztes Hilfehandeln") as far as the attitude toward and the character of their work is concerned. Summing up the results one can see that these imaginations are connected with images of readiness for action, communication, performance and conscientiousness. However, to some extent these images are associated with feelings of unprotectedness and neurotic tendencies. It is possible that--in the past--these social representations have hindered the development of adequate self-confidence of the nursing profession.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Psychologische Grundlagenforschung Universität Klagenfurt.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Janig
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Süssenbacher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012941:Social Responsibility; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: "Ungeschütztes Hilfehandeln"--Soziale Repräsentationen der Pflege.