Reducation of Anxiety in Children Facing Hospitalization and Surgery by Use of Filmed Modeling.

Melamed, Barbara G.; Siegel, Lawrence J.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Reducation of Anxiety in Children Facing Hospitalization and Surgery by Use of Filmed Modeling

Melamed, Barbara G.; Siegel, Lawrence J.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 43, 4, 511-520, Aug 75

A group of children (N=60) about to undergo elective surgery for hernias, tonsillectomies, or urinary-genital tract difficulties were shown on hospital admission either a relevant peer modeling film of a child being hospitalized and receiving surgery or an unrelated control film. (Author)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Children, Fear, Films, Hospitalized Children, Media Selection, Psychological Patterns, Research Projects, Responses, Role Models

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