Parent and Adolescent Adjustment to Pediatric Cancer: Associations with Coping, Social Support, and Family Function
| Autor: | Peter C. Trask, Jo Ann Birt, Christine L. Trask, Cristina B. Bares, Cathy Maan, Amber G. Paterson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Coping (psychology) Adolescent Family functioning Pediatrics 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Neoplasms Adaptation Psychological Pediatric oncology Humans Family Parent-Child Relations Child 030504 nursing Oncology (nursing) Social Support Family cohesion Pediatric cancer Distress Maladaptive coping 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 20:36-47 |
| ISSN: | 1532-8457 1043-4542 |
| DOI: | 10.1053/jpon.2003.5 |
| Popis: | This article presents preliminary results investigating the relationship between parental and adolescent adjustment and coping and their relationship to social support and family functioning in a sample of adolescents (ages 11-18) with cancer and one of their parents. Parents and adolescents from two pediatric oncology clinics completed measures of distress, coping, social support, and family cohesion/adaptability. Low levels of distress were reported by both children and their parents with positive correlations noted between parent and child adjustment. Adolescents reported that their parents and a close friend were the greatest sources of social support and described their families as having a high degree of cohesion and adaptability. Both adolescents and parents used more adaptive than maladaptive coping strategies, although distress was asso ciated with reduced use of adaptive coping. Adolescents are able to adapt to cancer in the context of strong family and social supports. In addition, there is a relationship between parental and adolescents adjustment, and between greater use of adaptive coping styles and lower distress |
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