The Effects of Hardiness on Stress-related Physical Symptoms: a longitudinal study of a sample of nursing students.
- Author:
Mi Ra LEE
;
Hee Young SO
;
Yang Sook LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hardiness;
Stress;
Physical symptoms;
Female college students
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Longitudinal Studies*;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
1998;10(3):426-434
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was undertaken in order to examine the effect of hardiness on future stress-related physical symptoms in the female students in a longitudinal design. The subjects who participated in this study were 97 female nursing students (in the analysis of data after 1 year). The instruments used for this study were a survey of general characteristics, stress (43 items), hardiness(25 items), and physical symptoms(35 items). Analysis of data was done by use of mean and hierarchical multiple regression with the SAS program. The results of this study were as follows. 1) Main effects of hardiness on future stress-related physical symptoms was found. 2) The stress buffering effects of hardiness were not found.
