The role of coping and temperament in the adjustment of children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1135-1143

  Miller, Kimberly S ^a   Vannatta, Kathryn ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^b   Vasey, Michael ^a   McGoron, Katie D ^c   Salley, Christina G ^a   Gerhardt, Cynthia A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cancer; Children; Coping; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RELAPSE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLID TUMOR; STRESS; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICK ROLE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 70450175096     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp037     Document Type: Article

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