A developmental analysis of cognitive appraisal of stress in children and adolescents with chronic illness

Children's Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-32

  Thies, Kathleen M ^a,b   Walsh, Mary E ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 0032963560     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc2801_2     Document Type: Article

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