title: Parent-child patterns of coping.
abstract: Coping of parents and children in a children's surgical area, where members had the same or different coping styles, was investigated using self-report and observation. Differences in effectiveness of coping strategies were found between groups of children, mainly in relation to emotion-focused coping. Parent groups were mainly distinguished from each other by the reported effectiveness of their spiritual and distracting strategies. Observational data showed group differences in patterns of parent-child interaction relating to coping behaviours prior to surgery. The findings indicate reciprocal parent-child influences of coping strategies and behaviours.
authors.affiliation: Children's Nursing, Oxford Brookes University, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. sjoldfield@brookes.ac.uk
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oldfield
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires