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Theoretical Substruction: A Guide for Theory Testing Research

Chris Metzger McQuiston, RN; PhD

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jacquelyn C. Campbell, RN; PhD; FAAN

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

This article demonstrates how theoretical substruction with its various levels of abstraction can be used as a guide for theory testing research. The article describes a method for substructing research hypotheses as well as an entire study. Substruction and its benefits, including assuring the internal consistency of model testing, are discussed as applied to a study testing hypotheses derived from proposition two of Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing. This approach to theory testing is congruent with the coherence theory of truth and promises to contribute to the advancement of nursing epistemology.

Key Words: Orem's Theory • Substruction • Theory Testing

Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3, 117-123 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/089431849701000305
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