McCartan Patrick J, Hargie Owen D W
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
J Clin Nurs. 2004 Sep;13(6):707-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00964.x.
Findings from numerous assertion studies suggest that nurses are generally non-assertive. This study examines the role of caring as an important determinant of adaptive assertive behaviour.
The aim of the investigation was to explore the relationship between assertion and caring skills. Two study objectives sought to determine whether both positive and negative assertive behaviours were related to caring skills.
Correlational and cross-sectional study.
The Caring Assessment Instrument (Care Q - Questionnaire Version) and the assertion inventory were used to collect self-report data from a convenience sample of 94 subjects. Behavioural data were obtained by directly sampling 50 nurses' responses within role-play situations.
One significant result between the various assertion measurements and caring skill scores was noted, highlighting a relationship between negative assertion and the caring 'accessible' subscale.
Overall the findings of the study suggest that positive and negative assertive behaviours are not related to caring skills.
The current findings suggest that the presence of caring attributes cannot be offered as a possible reason for non-assertion in nurses.
众多论断性研究的结果表明，护士通常缺乏主见。本研究探讨关怀作为适应性主见行为的一个重要决定因素所起的作用。
本调查的目的是探究主见性与关怀技能之间的关系。两个研究目标旨在确定积极和消极的主见行为是否都与关怀技能相关。
相关性横断面研究。
使用关怀评估工具（关怀问卷 - 问卷版）和主见性量表，从94名受试者的便利样本中收集自我报告数据。通过直接抽取50名护士在角色扮演情境中的反应来获取行为数据。
在各种主见性测量与关怀技能得分之间发现了一个显著结果，突出了消极主见与关怀“可及性”子量表之间的关系。
总体而言，该研究结果表明，积极和消极的主见行为与关怀技能无关。
目前的研究结果表明，不能将具有关怀特质作为护士缺乏主见的一个可能原因。
