Journal article
Coping in Pediatric Burn Survivors and Its Relation to Social Functioning and Self-Concept
Frontiers in psychology, v 12, pp 695369-695369
09 Dec 2021
PMID: 34955941
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Abstract
Pediatric burn survivors experience increased risk for bullying, stigmatization, body image concerns, and problematic social functioning. Although coping behaviors are associated with engagement in social supports and positive self-concept in multiple pediatric illness populations, their relation has not been examined in pediatric burns. This study examined coping in relation to social functioning and self-concept in 51 pediatric burn survivors aged 7–17years (
M
=12.54;
SD
=2.65). Survivors and their caregivers completed the
Child Coping Strategies Checklist
(CCSC; youth report); the
Burn Injury Social Questionnaire
(BISQ; parent and youth report); and the
Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale-2
(PH-2; youth report). Associations between coping, social functioning, self-concept, demographic features, and burn injury characteristics were examined
via
bivariate correlations. Hierarchical linear regressions examined whether coping strategies predicted social functioning and youth self-concept beyond burn injury and demographic variables. Social functioning concerns were positively correlated with total body surface area (TBSA;
r
=0.63 and 0.40, respectively). TBSA was the only significant predictor of parent-reported social concerns (
β
=0.65,
p
<0.001). Greater distraction coping predicted fewer youth-reported social concerns (
β
=−0.39,
p
=0.01). Greater active coping (
B
=0.67,
p
=0.002) and lower avoidance coping (
B
=−0.36,
p
=0.03) predicted better youth-reported self-concept. This study advances our understanding of coping as potentially protective for psychosocial adjustment. Clinicians working with child burn survivors should incorporate active coping interventions into treatment. Further research including larger and more diverse samples is needed to understand the role of coping approaches on psychological adjustment during burn healing.
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- Title
- Coping in Pediatric Burn Survivors and Its Relation to Social Functioning and Self-Concept
- Creators
- Mira D. H. Snider - West Virginia UniversitySarah Young - West Virginia UniversityPaul T. Enlow - Thomas Jefferson UniversityCorrine Ahrabi-Nejad - West Virginia UniversityAriel M. Aballay - Western Pennsylvania HospitalChristina L. Duncan - Allegheny Health Network
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in psychology, v 12, pp 695369-695369
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A
- Grant note
- West Virginia University Department of Psychology Student Research Fund
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000743586300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85121593097
- Other Identifier
- 991022046552104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary