Stress and coping in child health

Abstract

Section I: Conceptual and General Issues. L.J. Siegel, Overview. B.E. Compas, N.L. Worsham, S. Ey, Conceptual and Developmental Issues in Children's Coping with Stress. L.H. Cohen, C. Park, Life Stress in Children and Adolescents: An Overview of Conceptual and Methodological Issues. J.K. Murphy, Psychophysiological Responses to Stress in Children and Adolescents. W.T. Garrison, The Conceptual Utility of the Temperament Construct in Understanding Coping with Pediatric Conditions. A.L. Quittner, Re?examining Research on Stress and Social Support: The Importance of Contextual Factors. Section II: Current Research Perspectives. A.M. La Greca, J. Wallander, Overview. T. Field, Infants and Children's Responses to Invasive Procedures. B.G. Melamed, Family Factors Predicting Children's Reactions to Anaesthesia Induction. S.M. Miller, H. Sherman, C. Combs, L. Kruus, Patterns of Children's Coping with Short?Term Medical and Dental Stressors: Nature, Implications, and Future Directions. A.M. Delamater, Stress, Coping and Metabolic Control Among Youngsters with Diabetes. C.L. Hanson, Developing Systemic Models of the Adaptation of Youths with Diabetes. M.J. Kupst, Long?Term Family Coping with Pediatric Cancer: Patient and Family Factors. A.E. Kazak, The Social Context of Coping with Childhood Chronic Illness: Family Systems and Social Support. J.L. Wallander, J.W. Varni, Adjustment in Children with Chronic Physical Disorders: Programmatic Research on a Disability/Stress/Coping Model. Section III: Current Perspectives on Intervention. C.E. Walker, Overview. D.J. Gagnon, L. Hudnall, F. Andrasik, Biofeedback and Related Procedures in Coping with Stress. A. Spirito, L.J. Stark, L.G. Knapp, The Assessment of Coping in Chronically Ill Children: Implications for Clinical Practice. L.M. Dahlquist, Coping with Aversive Medical Treatments. L.L. Mullins, J. Gillman, C. Harbeck, Multiple?Level Interventions in Pediatric Psychology Settings: A Behavioral Systems Perspective.