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  • Title: Psychological adjustment in young children with chronic medical conditions.
    Author: Immelt S.
    Journal: J Pediatr Nurs; 2006 Oct; 21(5):362-77. PubMed ID: 16980136.
    Abstract:
    Children with chronic medical conditions are at higher risk for behavioral and emotional problems compared to physically healthy children. This study used a conceptual model to examine factors associated with psychological adjustment in children aged 7-11 years old with any of four chronic illnesses. The variables most closely associated with child adjustment included the following: mothers' evaluation of the impact of the child's illness on the family; child's perceptions of parental acceptance; and child's self-perceptions of physical appearance, social acceptance, and athletic competence. These findings confirm the importance of maternal and child perceptions in understanding the psychological adjustment of children with chronic conditions.
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