Somatic Complaints in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Study of the Role of Negative Life Events, Child Social and Academic Competence, and Parental Somatic Symptoms.

Walker, Linda S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ497313

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Publication Date: 1994

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Somatic Complaints in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Study of the Role of Negative Life Events, Child Social and Academic Competence, and Parental Somatic Symptoms.

Walker, Linda S.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v62 n6 p1213-21 Dec 1994

Results indicated among children in low social competence at initial clinic visit, higher levels of subsequent negative life events predicted higher levels of somatic complaints at follow-up. Life events and somatic complaints were also related to characteristics exhibited by patient's parents. (53 references) (BF)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Children, Family Environment, Interpersonal Competence, Life Events, Parent Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Psychosomatic Disorders

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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