Causal attributions in parents of babies with a cleft lip and/or palate and their association with psychological well-being

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-434

  Nelson, Jonathan ^a,c   O'Leary, Catherine ^b   Weinman, John ^c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal attributions; Causal beliefs; Cleft lip and or palate; Parents; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BABY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORY;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650166059     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/07-194.1     Document Type: Article

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