Abstract
The relationship between traumatic events and health perceptions among adolescents is poorly understood. While social support and self-efficacy protect adults from the adverse effects of trauma, the nature of this relationship among adolescents is not clear. The Adolescent Trauma Conceptual Model provides a useful framework to examine these complex interrelationships. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between traumatic events such as violent life events, non-violent life events, a natural disaster, and war, and health perceptions in an adolescent population. Additionally, the protective effects of social support and self-efficacy upon these traumatic events and health perceptions is examined. This descriptive correlational study is a subcomponent of the Carolina Adolescent Health Project (CAHP), a three-year longitudinal project aimed to study the effects of Hurricane Hugo on the health of South Carolina adolescents.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cohort
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Childhood Trauma, Adolescents with Trauma, Nursing Adolescents
Advisor
Sally Borsz Hardin
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of South Carolina
Degree Year
1993
Recommended Citation
Cheever, Kerry H., "Traumatic events, social support, and self-efficacy: Correlates of health perceptions among adolescents" (2019). Dissertations. 623.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/623
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-09-13
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9400201; ProQuest document ID: 304059800. The author still retains copyright.