Psychological Correlates of Depression in Children with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
| Autor: | Laura Kaminsky, Deborah Dewey, McKaylee Robertson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Coping (psychology) medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Poison control Severity of Illness Index Suicide prevention Social support Recurrence Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Prevalence Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Child Psychiatry Self-efficacy Childhood Depression Depression Abdominal Pain Locus of control Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 31:956-966 |
| ISSN: | 1465-735X 0146-8693 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj103 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between coping style, social support, self-efficacy, locus of control, maternal adjustment, and depressive symptoms in children with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) of childhood. METHODS: Fifty children with RAP (8-18 years) and their mothers were recruited from a gastroenterology clinic (GI) and community medical practices. Participants completed questionnaires that assessed coping style, social support, self-efficacy, locus of control, maternal adjustment, and psychological adjustment. RESULTS: Passive coping strategies such as isolating oneself from others, catastrophizing, and behavioral disengagement were associated with more child-reported depressive symptoms. Higher levels of self-efficacy and greater social support from teachers and classmates were associated with fewer child-reported depressive symptoms. Higher levels of maternal adjustment problems, higher social support from parents, and lower social support from classmates were associated with maternal reports of more child internalizing symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that coping style, self-efficacy, social support, and maternal adjustment are correlates of depressive symptoms in children with RAP. Language: en |
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