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tfester · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A grounded theory often has as a theoretical underpinning which of the following?

A) An ideational theory
B) Symbolic interactionism
C) Phenomenology
D) The Theory of Human Becoming

Question 2

Stages of change is a construct that was developed within which of the following?

A) The Health Belief Model
B) The Transtheoretical Model
C) Health as Expanding Consciousness Model
D) The Theory of Planned Behavior

chloejackso · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
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Some qualitative researchers seek to develop grounded theories, data-driven explanations to account for phenomena under study through inductive processes. A popular theoretical underpinning of grounded theory research is symbolic interaction (or interactionism), which has three underlying premises (Blumer, 1986). In some qualitative research traditions (e.g., phenomenology), the researcher strives to suspend previously held substantive theories of the specific phenomena under study, but each tradition has rich theoretical underpinnings. Ideational theories, a type of cultural theory, suggest that cultural conditions and adaptation stem from mental activity. The Theory of Human Becoming (Parse, 1999) has been called a nursing grand theory.

Answer to Question 2

B
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In the Transtheoretical Model (Prochaska et al., 2002), the core construct is stages of change, which conceptualizes a continuum of motivational readiness to change problem behavior. Becker's Health Belief Model (HBM) is a framework for explaining people's health-related behavior, such as health-care use and compliance with a medical regimen. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 2005), which is an extension of another theory called the Theory of Reasoned Action, offers a framework for understanding people's behavior and its psychological determinants. Rosa (2011) based her study of the process of transformative nursing practice in caring for patients with a chronic illness in Margaret Newman's (1997) Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness.