This meta-analysis evaluated the relation between social support and depression in youth
and compared the cumulative evidence for 2 theories that have been proposed to explain …

Objective To review selected measures of stress and coping in pediatric populations. Stress
and coping are presented within a risk and resiliency framework. Methods The Society of …

Objective: Recent literature has documented the psychosocial consequences of pediatric
obesity, including poor health‐related quality of life (HRQOL). The present study examines …

Written at a post-graduate level, this new volume provides a cumulative overview of the
research available on the pathogenesis of fear and anxiety in youths. Its aim is to give the …

Background Siblings of children with cancer are at risk for reduced emotional support. The
role of emotional social support in the psychological adjustment of siblings of paediatric …

Objective To determine the extent to which daily stress and mood are associated with pain,
health-care use, and school activity in adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Method …

Objective To determine the extent to which parental perceptions of child vulnerability predict
school and social adjustment in children with chronic illness. Methods Sixty-nine child …

This study examined the relations between hassles and internalizing and externalizing
symptoms across 4 years in adolescents who varied with regard to their risk for …

With the advent of new treatments for pediatric disorders, more chronically ill children and
adolescents are surviving into adulthood than ever before. This article is aimed at helping …

Objective To explore the self‐management needs of adolescents with juvenile idiopathic
arthritis and the acceptability of a Web‐based program of self‐management aimed at …