Peer relationships and adjustment in children with cancer.
Evaluated the psychosocial adaptations of children with cancer (n = 24, ages 8-18) as compared with same classroom controls on indices of (a) peer- and self-perceptions of sociability, aggression, and social isolation; (b) overall popularity; (c) mutual friendships; (d) feelings of loneliness; and (e) self-concept in multiple domains. Although the peer report data showed that children with cancer had a social reputation as significantly more socially isolated, no significant differences were found for their popularity, number of mutual friends, loneliness, or self-worth. Findings suggest that children with cancer have a reputation as more socially isolated, but differences were not found on measures of acceptance by peers, self-concept, or loneliness.
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Michigan State University.
LeRoy
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Bukowski
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Rogosch
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Kulkarni
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D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012918:Social Alienation; D012938:Social Perception