title: Are stress and coping associated with WISC-III performance among children?
abstract: This study examined the association between stress/coping variables and the newly developed Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--III (WISC-III) among children. Subjects included 98 children (72 males, 26 females), who ranged in age from 6 to 16 years and who were referred for multidisciplinary diagnostic testing during 1992-93. Demographic, DSM-III-R diagnostic, and testing data from the WISC-III were obtained from patient charts. Results suggest that stress and coping are associated with WISC-III performance among referred children in this archival and correlational study. Implications for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Santa Clara University, CA 95053.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Plante
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sykora
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*