Year: 1985
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The p u r pose of the study was to i n v e s t i g a t e differences in mother-child interaction, child personality and family characteristics between adolescents who were coping with c h r o n i c b enign i n t r a c t a b l e pain and adolescents who were.not.Adolescents were referred following thorough medical investigation.Participants were matched on age, sex and location of pain and differed on whether or not they were attending school.An exercise task, used to generate mother-child interaction, was scored using a response class matrix.Child personality was measured using the P e r s o n a l i t y I n v e n t o r y for C h i l d r e n and f a m i l y characteristics were assessed with the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale.A pain diary was completed by each' adolescent for one week.There were no significant differences between the two groups in the amount and intensity of pain reported during the week that the diaries were kept.Both groups had suffered from the pain for a similar length of time.In addition, there were no statistical differences between the two groups on the personality or family measures.However, during the interaction task, there were clear behavioural differences in the behaviour of both mothers and adolescents depending on whether the adolescent was coping.. Non-copers expressed more pain, engaged in more
Author: Jennifer Dunn Geier
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Medical Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W2766330639