Self-concept among youth with a chronic illness: A meta-analytic review

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 839-848

  Ferro, Mark A ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Chronic illness; Self concept; Study quality; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84882731784     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031861     Document Type: Article

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