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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Children's perceptions of chronic illness: The roles of disease symptoms, cognitive development, and information
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Volume 9, No. 1, Year 1984
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Description
This experiment considered the acceptance of chronically ill children by their peers as a result of the peer's level of cognitive development, the type of disease, and the amount of information provided. The results of multivariate and univariate analyses of variance indicate that (a) children's comprehension of illnesses can be improved significantly with the provision of explanatory information, although preoperational children are less able to retain specifics, (b) preoperational children as well as uninformed children perceived themselves as significantly more vulnerable to contagion, (c) the more observable illness was seen as significantly less attractive, and (d) provision of information about the nature of a highly observable illness tended to decrease rather than increase attraction. © 1984 Society of Pediatric Psychology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Potter, Paul C.
United States, Mobile
University of Alabama
Roberts, Michael C.
United States, Mobile
University of Alabama
Statistics
Citations: 86
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/jpepsy/9.1.13
ISSN:
01468693
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Approach
Quantitative