Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe selected concepts of adolescents living with a single, chronically physically ill mother and to examine the self-concept of these adolescents and the relationship of the self-concept to the perception of the family environment. The family environment from the mothers' and the adolescents' perspectives is described. An additional purpose of this study was to examine the congruence of the mothers' and adolescents' perceptions of the family environment. Using a descriptive-correlational paired sample design, two groups were established. Both groups were single mothers with adolescents in the home.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9630424; ProQuest document ID: 304355840. The author still retains copyright.

Sheila S. Green

Author Details

Sheila S. Green, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Beta Theta at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Single Parents, Parental Chronic Illness, Children's Response

Advisor

Nancy R. Lackey

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Tennessee

Degree Year

1996

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-08-07

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