McDermott M A
Nurs Sci Q. 1993 Spring;6(1):28-38. doi: 10.1177/089431849300600109.
This article describes the theoretical development and initial testing of a model outlining the interaction of the concepts of self-care agency and learned helplessness in healthy working adults. Orem's theory of self-care and the reformulated learned helplessness theory are discussed as the theoretical basis for the study. The self-care agency conditioning factors, age and gender, were examined for relationships to the main variables. In a descriptive, correlational design, the hypothesis, that learned helplessness was inversely related to self-care agency, was supported (r = -.57). Neither age nor gender was related to main variables in the population. Implications for nursing research, self-care theory clarification, and nursing practice are discussed.
本文描述了一个模型的理论发展及初步测试，该模型概述了健康在职成年人自我护理能力与习得性无助概念之间的相互作用。文中讨论了奥瑞姆的自我护理理论和重新阐述的习得性无助理论，作为该研究的理论基础。对自我护理能力的调节因素——年龄和性别——与主要变量之间的关系进行了研究。在一项描述性、相关性设计中，习得性无助与自我护理能力呈负相关这一假设得到了支持（r = -0.57）。在该人群中，年龄和性别均与主要变量无关。文中还讨论了对护理研究、自我护理理论阐释及护理实践的启示。
