Perceived Stigmatization and Social Comfort: Validating the Constructs and Their Measurement Among Pediatric Burn Survivors

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 360-371

  Lawrence, John W ^a   Rosenberg, Laura ^b   Rimmer, Ruth B ^c   Thombs, Brett D ^d   Fauerbach, James A ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn injury; Disfigurement; Social anxiety; Stigmatization; Visible differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PERCEIVED STIGMATIZATION QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL COMFORT QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHILD; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650709497     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021674     Document Type: Article

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