Choosing life goals: a phenomenological study.

Abstract:

:The purpose of this phenomenological study was to uncover the meaning of the lived experience of choosing life goals. Seven married women, nurse administrators between the ages of 27-37, employed in middle management positions in two large metropolitan hospitals, were asked to provide a written description of a situation in which they found themselves choosing life goals. Giorgi's (1975) qualitative method of phenomenology was used to analyze the written descriptions. The major finding of this study was choosing life goals is struggling to fulfill competing ambitions while experiencing paradoxical feelings of calmness-turmoil, success-defeat, and security-insecurity in the process of affirming cherished beliefs. Findings from this study support the value of the phenomenological method for nursing research and enhance the knowledge base of nursing by expanding Parse's theory of human becoming. Findings reveal the importance of understanding more fully the processes of choosing life goals and how choices reflect health.

journal_name

Nurs Sci Q

authors

Costello-Nickitas DM

doi

10.1177/089431849400700209

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1994-07-01 00:00:00

pages

87-92

issue

2

eissn

0894-3184

issn

1552-7409

journal_volume

7

pub_type

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