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Threat: Concept Analysis for a New Era
Author(s) -
Ritchie Lana J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2004.tb00004.x
Subject(s) - phenomenon , psychology , coping (psychology) , psychological intervention , meaning (existential) , social psychology , formal concept analysis , psychotherapist , epistemology , psychiatry , computer science , philosophy , algorithm
TOPIC. Living in a post–September 11 world, the concept of threat has never been more apparent in people's minds. PURPOSE. To reviews past analyses, capture the critical elements, and clarify a newly defined meaning of threat. SOURCES. Walker and Avant's method was used to conduct the analysis. CONCLUSIONS. Understanding an individual's perceived threat and the emotions experienced by this phenomenon can help develop research‐based interventions, decrease perceived threat, increase positive coping strategies, and decrease negative emotions.