Abstract

This study explored the benefits of a diary writing intervention and coping methods in mothers of troubled teenagers and adult children. A convenience sample of 37 mothers participated in a six-week diary writing intervention, and completed the baseline- and post-survey.

Author Details

Yeoun Soo Kim-Godwin, PhD, RN, College of Health and Human Services, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; Suk-Sun Kim, PhD, MSN, RN, College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); Minji Gil, MSN, RN, College of Nursing, Ewha Womans Universiy, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Coping, Diary Writing, Mothers

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Coping and diary writing experience in mothers of troubled teenagers and adult children

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This study explored the benefits of a diary writing intervention and coping methods in mothers of troubled teenagers and adult children. A convenience sample of 37 mothers participated in a six-week diary writing intervention, and completed the baseline- and post-survey.