@article{ref1,
title="Prospective study of the effectiveness of coping in pediatric patients",
journal="Child psychiatry and human development",
year="2006",
author="Zehnder, Daniel and Prchal, Alice and Vollrath, Margarete and Landolt, Markus A.",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="351-368",
abstract="FINDINGS about the influence of coping on psychological adjustment in children with different medical conditions are inconsistent and often based on cross-sectional data. This prospective study evaluated the effect of various coping strategies on children's post-traumatic stress symptoms and behavioral problems 1 month and 1 year after an accidental injury or the diagnosis of a chronic disease in 161 pediatric patients 6-15 years of age. Only minor positive effects of coping on psychosocial adjustment were found: Religious coping reduced post-traumatic stress symptoms. Active coping strategies had negative effects on internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems. Support seeking strategies, distraction, and avoidance had no impact on long-term psychosocial adjustment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-398X",
doi="10.1007/s10578-005-0007-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-005-0007-0"
}