Interpersonal distance and coping in children with HIV and cancer.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1995
Abstract
We compared interpersonal distance and coping among two groups of pre-school pediatric patients diagnosed with either HIV or cancer and a third group of healthy children. In comparison to the children with cancer, children with HIV indicated greater mother-child interpersonal distance--a finding that correlated with mothers' reports of social withdrawal. Other notable findings included increased father-child distance in the HIV population and mother-child discrepancies of perceived interpersonal distance. In addition, seven of the children with HIV indicated that the adults turn away--a finding that correlated with the children's knowledge of their illness. We also explored the possible role of protective communication in the pediatric HIV population.
Volume
24
Issue
2
First Page
119
Last Page
131
ISSN
0273-9615
Published In/Presented At
Hardy, M. S., Routh, D. K., Armstrong, F. D., Albrecht, J., & Davis, J. (1995). Interpersonal distance and coping in children with HIV and cancer. Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health, 24(2), 119–131. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326888chc2402_4
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Psychiatry
PubMedID
10143002
Department(s)
Department of Psychiatry
Document Type
Article