Lives in a balance: perceived family functioning and the psychosocial adjustment of adolescent cancer survivors. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Childhood cancer patients have a greater likelihood of long-term survival than ever before. This study examined both the perceived family functioning of adolescents who had successfully completed treatment for pediatric cancer and the relationship between family functioning and post-treatment adjustment. Eighty-eight adolescent survivors of hematologic malignancies were assessed regarding their family functioning, mental health, self-esteem, global competence, and problem behaviors. Contrary to expectations about the influence of cancer on these families, adolescent cancer survivors reported lower levels of family cohesion than the normative sample of healthy adolescents and their families. While current age, gender, age at diagnosis, and time since treatment completion were generally not associated with adolescents' adjustment, perceived family cohesion and adaptability were strongly related to post-treatment psychological adjustment.

publication date

  • December 1, 1992

Research

keywords

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Family
  • Neoplasms
  • Psychology, Adolescent
  • Social Adjustment

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0027016250

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1992.00383.x

PubMed ID

  • 1289123

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 4