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Learned Helplessness as an Interacting Variable with Self-Care Agency: Testing a Theoretical Model

Mary Anne Nelson McDermott, RN; PhD

Hunter College, City University of New York, NY

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 norigender was related to main variables in the population. Implications for nursing research, self-care theory clarification, and nursing practice are discussed.

Key Words: Learned Helplessness • Self-Care Agency • Health • Orem's Theory

Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 1, 28-38 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/089431849300600109
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