Children's pain threat appraisal and catastrophizing moderate the impact of parent verbal behavior on children's symptom complaints

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-63

  Williams, Sara E ^a,b   Blount, Ronald L ^c   Walker, Lynn S ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic and recurrent pain; coping; parents

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79251506017     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq043     Document Type: Article

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