Theoretical substruction: A guide for theory testing research

被引：13
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作者：
McQuiston, CM [1 ]
Campbell, JC [1 ]
机构：
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, BALTIMORE, MD USA
来源：
NURSING SCIENCE QUARTERLY | 1997年 / 10卷 / 03期
关键词：
Orem's theory; substruction; theory testing;
D O I：
10.1177/089431849701000305
中图分类号：
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号：
1011 ;
摘要：
This article demonstrates how theoretical substruction with its various levels of abstraction can be used as a guide for theory testing research. The article describes a method for substructing research hypotheses as well as an entire study. Substruction and its benefits, including assuring the internal consistency of model testing, are discussed as applied to a study testing hypotheses derived from proposition two of Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing. This approach to theory testing is congruent with the coherence theory of truth and promises to contribute to the advancement of nursing epistemology.
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页数：7
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