Social comparison within self-help groups: Views of parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 483-492

  Hodges, Lucy ^a   Dibb, Bridget ^b  

^a ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Parents; Self help groups; Social comparison; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77952347707     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309355491     Document Type: Article

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