Life change events, hope, and self-care agency in inner-city adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
Little is known about the relationships among life change events, hope, and self-care agency in inner-city adolescents


METHODS
Adolescents (N = 202) attending two inner-city high schools in Miami (M = 15.9 years; 85% African-Americans; 55% females). Measures used included the Adolescent Life Change Events Questionnaire, Miller Hope Scale, and Denyes Self-Care Agency Instrument.


RESULTS
A significant positive correlation was found between hope and self-care agency. No correlations were found between life change events and hope or life change events and self-care agency. Hope accounted for 20.8% of the variability in self-care agency.


CONCLUSIONS
Hope is a significant factor in self-care agency and may be a coping strategy for inner-city adolescents who experience multiple life change events.
Canty-Mitchell
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Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, USA. jcanty@iupui.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014505:Urban Population