Stress, social support, and depressive symptomatology in children with congenital/acquired limb deficiencies. Academic Article

abstract

• Ongoing chronic strain of living with limb deficiencies and normal daily hassles may interact to produce a negative impact on adjustment. Degree of limb loss, daily hassles/microstressors, and classmate, parent, teacher, and friend social support were investigated as predictors of depressive symptomatology in 27 children with congenital/acquired limb deficiencies. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were utilized to test the main effects and buffering interactions effects models of the stress-social support-depressive symptomatology relationship. Degree of limb loss was not a significant predictor. Microstressors and classmate, parent, and teacher social support were all significant predictors of depressive symptomatology. None of the Stress X Social Support interaction terms were statistically significant. The overall model of stress and social support predicted 73% of the variance in depressive symptomatology.

authors

• Varni, James

published proceedings

• J Pediatr Psychol

author list (cited authors)

• Varni, J. W., Rubenfeld, L. A., Talbot, D., & Setoguchi, Y.

citation count

• 49

complete list of authors

• Varni, JW||Rubenfeld, LA||Talbot, D||Setoguchi, Y

publication date

• December 1989

publisher

• Oxford University Press (OUP)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Pediatric Psychology  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Child
• Depression
• Female
• Humans
• Limb Deformities, Congenital
• Male
• Regression Analysis
• Social Environment
• Social Support
• Stress, Psychological

PubMed Central ID

• 2607391

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1093/jpepsy/14.4.515

start page

• 515

end page

• 530

volume

• 14

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1093%2Fjpepsy%2F14.4.515