Benefit finding and well-being in children with life threatening illnesses: An integrative study;Percepción de beneficios y bienestar en niños con enfermedades amenazantes para la vida: Un estudio integrador

Terapia Psicologica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-68

  Chaves, Covadonga ^a   Vazquez, Carmelo ^a   Hervas, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Childhood cancer; Optimism; Personal strengths; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEIGHBORHOOD; OPTIMISM; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PAIN; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; WELLBEING;

EID: 84876569428     PISSN: 07166184     EISSN: 07184808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-48082013000100006     Document Type: Article

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