title: The relationship between nurses sociodemographic characteristics and stressor life events.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine how nurses who encounter stressful live events adapt themselves, and to examine the relation between their personal characteristics and stressful events.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross-sectional study was conducted between February and April 2007, and comprised all nurses working at the two public-sector hospitals in Manisa, Turkey. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 11.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the total 87 nurses, 33 (37.9%) were in the 28-32 age group; 67 (77.0%) were married; 35 (40.2%) had a child; 61 (70.1%) had an income equivalent to their expenses; 44 (50.6%) had an associate degree; 21 (24.22%) had 10-12 years of experience in the profession; 76 (87.4%) were working as service nurses, and 31 (35.6%) had worked for 1-3 years in this service.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a relationship between some of the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses and stressor life events.
authors.forename: Nurgul Gungor
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Tavsanli
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sen Celasin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult