Social consequences of children's pain: When do they encourage symptom maintenance?

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 689-698

  Walker, Lynn S ^a   Claar, Robyn Lewis ^a   Garber, Judy ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceived competence; Recurrent abdominal pain; Secondary gain; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPETENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0036891962     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/27.8.689     Document Type: Article

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