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Article: The influence of spiritual growth on adolescents' initiative and responsibility for self-care.(Continuing Education Series)
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- Pediatric Nursing
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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This study investigated the relationships among health-promoting self-care behaviors, self-care self-efficacy, and self-care agency in an adolescent population. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among these concepts as well as the specific influence of spiritual growth, a component of health-promoting self-care behaviors, on self-care agency. The instruments used in this study included the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII) scale, the Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices (SRAHP) scale, and the Exercise of Self-Care Agency (ESCA) scale. A canonical correlation identified a significant variate having a correlation of .95 (p
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