Children's asthma, internalizing problems, and social functioning: an urban perspective.
OBJECTIVE
Asthma may serve as a risk factor for higher levels of psychosocial problems in urban school-aged children.


METHODS
Interview data were collected from 48 children (27 with asthma and 21 without asthma) and their mothers.


RESULTS
Asthma did not function as a risk factor for psychosocial problems in this sample. Children with more symptoms of depression and anxiety experienced poorer social functioning, regardless of their health status.


CONCLUSIONS
These results highlight the importance of examining co-occurring difficulties in psychosocial development among urban children in order to design interventions that minimize the impact of such challenges.
Bender Berz
Jennifer
J
Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125-3393, USA. jbender@post.harvard.edu
Murdock
Karla Klein
KK
Koinis Mitchell
Daphne
D
D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D001249:Asthma / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014505:Urban Population