Benefit finding in survivors of childhood cancer and their parents: Further empirical support for the Benefit Finding Scale for Children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-129

  Michel, G ^a   Taylor, N ^b   Absolom, K ^c   Eiser, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Bexley Wing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Child cancer survivors; Post traumatic growth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 73949093641     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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