A co-relational pilot study was performed, using registered nurses, to investigate the effects of stress coping on physical health, mental health, and job performance. Coping was measured both by the personality construct of psychological hardiness and by numbers of coping resources. Stress was measured to include both recent life events as well as accumulated stressors or "daily hassles". / An analysis of variance was performed to determine if differences on the dependent measures was due to changes in the independent measures. A stepwise regression procedure was performed to ascertain the relative impact of the various individual coping resources on both health and job performance. Finally correlations were obtained to provide descriptions of the relationship among various factors. / The results of this pilot study indicate that, for registered nurses, neither numbers of coping resources nor psychological hardiness had any effect on job performance. Having more coping resources was significantly associated with better physical and mental health. However, psychological hardiness was not linked with better mental or physical health. Physical fitness was found to be the most significant as well as important resource in coping with life stress. The results are presented as tentative due to a return rate of only 36.8 percent. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-01, Section: B, page: 0357. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75752 |
| Contributors | BENNETT, BERT LESTER, III., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 292 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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