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Peer reviewedZeltzer, Lonnie; And Others – Journal of Pediatrics, 1980
Adolescent perceptions of the impact of illness were measured through the administration of an original questionnaire to 345 healthy adolescents and 168 adolescents (mean age of both groups, 15) with diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, cancer, and cardiac, renal, or rheumatologic diseases. Journal availability: C. V. Mosby Co; 11830 Westline…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Diseases
Psychological Effects of Illness in Adolescence. I. Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Perception of Control.
Peer reviewedKellerman, Jonathan; And Others – Journal of Pediatrics, 1980
Healthy adolescents were compared with adolescents (mean age of both groups, 15) with various chronic or serious diseases on standardized measures of trait anxiety, self-esteem, and health locus of control (perception of self-control over health and illness). Journal availability: C. V. Mosby Co., 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Diseases, Emotional Response
