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Barbarin, Oscar A.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985
Interviewed 32 married couples about their experiences and strategies for coping with their children's cancer. Most informants reported that family cohesion was strengthened by their experiences and that spouses were the most important source of support. (BH)
Descriptors: Cancer, Children, Coping, Hospitalized Children
Schnoll, Robert A.; Fang, Carolyn Y.; Manne, Sharon L. – Structural Equation Modeling, 2004
The past decade has seen a tremendous growth in the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) to address research questions in 2 subfields of behavioral science: cancer prevention and control (e.g., determinants of cancer screening adherence) and behavioral oncology (e.g., determinants of psychosocial adjustment among cancer patients or…
Descriptors: Prevention, Test Construction, Structural Equation Models, Quality of Life