The role of contextual threat in predicting self-reported distress among siblings of children with cancer

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-208

  Long, Kristin A ^a,b   Alderfer, Melissa A ^c   Ewing, Linda J ^a   Marsland, Anna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Contextual threat; Sibling; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879218471     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: 15733572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-012-9321-4     Document Type: Article

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