Adolescents' emotional reactions to parental cancer: Effect on emotional and behavioral problems

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 346-359

  Gazendam Donofrio, Stacey M ^a   Hoekstra, Harald J ^b   Van Der Graaf, Winette T A ^c   Van De Wiel, Harry B M ^a   Visser, Annemieke ^a   Huizinga, Gea A ^a   Hoekstra Weebers, Josette E H M ^a,d,e  

^a Wenckebach Institute   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adolescents; emotional reactions; parental cancer; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79953213655     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq090     Document Type: Article

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