Work

The relationship between attendance at Muscular Dystrophy Association summer camp, attitude towards illness and level of anxiety

Year: 2009

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of children and adolescents attending a one-week Muscular Dystrophy Association summer camp to their attitude toward illness and their level of anxiety. The study also investigated how the number of goals completed and the number of positive social behaviors performed by the child or adolescent impacted the attitude toward illness and their level of anxiety. Finally, this study correlated the impact on the family with the severity of the illness.

Source: SHAREOK (University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma State University; Central Oklahoma University)

Author: Jamie Colleen Gant

Language: English

Topic: Family and Disability Support Research

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2098950042

Cites: 91

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10