Physical status and psychosocial adjustment in children with spina bifida. Academic Article

abstract

• Investigated the relationship between the physical status and psychosocial adjustment of chronically physically handicapped children. The status of 61 children with spina bifida regarding six specific disease or disability parameters was determined from medical charts. Their mothers completed the Child Behavior Checklist as a measure of the children's psychosocial adjustment. Children with spina bifida were reported to display on the average significantly more behavior and social competence problems than expected for children in general. However, children with differing degrees of physical problems and disability did not differ significantly in their psychosocial adjustment. The general lack of relationship between physical status and adjustment as it relates to a conceptual model guiding this research is discussed.

authors

• Varni, James

published proceedings

• J Pediatr Psychol

author list (cited authors)

• Wallander, J. L., Feldman, W. S., & Varni, J. W.

citation count

• 51

complete list of authors

• Wallander, JL||Feldman, WS||Varni, JW

publication date

• March 1989

publisher

• Oxford University Press (OUP)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Pediatric Psychology  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Child
• Disability Evaluation
• Disabled Persons
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Sick Role
• Social Adjustment
• Spina Bifida Occulta

PubMed Central ID

• 2524559

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1093/jpepsy/14.1.89

start page

• 89

end page

• 102

volume

• 14

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1093%2Fjpepsy%2F14.1.89