Vannatta Kathryn, Grollman Jamie A, Noll Robert B, Gerhardt Cynthia A
Center for Biobehavioral Health, Columbus Children's Research Institute and The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205-2696, USA.
Psychooncology. 2008 Mar;17(3):252-9. doi: 10.1002/pon.1232.
Relatively little research has investigated the impact of parental cancer on developmental outcomes for school-aged children beyond the home. The current study was designed to examine the impact of maternal breast cancer on the social behavior, peer acceptance, and friendships of children and adolescents at school. It was hypothesized that children of women with breast cancer would have fewer friends and be viewed by peers, teachers, and themselves as more socially isolated than comparison classmates. A sample of 60 school-aged children (age 8-16) of women with breast cancer, 58 teachers, and 1138 classmates provided data in classroom settings. Comparisons were made between children in the maternal cancer sample and 60 classmates matched for gender, race, and age. No overall group differences were found on indicators of peer acceptance or friendships at school. Although marked behavioral similarities were found between groups, analyses indicated that sons, but not daughters, of mothers with breast cancer were seen by teachers and peers as more socially sensitive and isolated than comparison peers. Further research is warranted to confirm findings that sons of mothers with breast cancer may experience social isolation and to examine the stability and consequences of this behavioral pattern.
相对较少的研究探讨了父母患癌症对家庭以外学龄儿童发育结果的影响。当前的研究旨在考察母亲患乳腺癌对儿童和青少年在学校的社会行为、同伴接纳度及友谊的影响。研究假设，与对照同学相比，患乳腺癌女性的子女朋友较少，且被同伴、教师和他们自己视为社交上更孤立。60名患乳腺癌女性的学龄儿童（8至16岁）、58名教师和1138名同学在课堂环境中提供了数据。对患癌母亲样本中的儿童与60名在性别、种族和年龄上匹配的同学进行了比较。在学校同伴接纳度或友谊指标上未发现总体组间差异。尽管两组之间发现了明显的行为相似性，但分析表明，患乳腺癌母亲的儿子，而非女儿，被教师和同伴视为比对照同伴在社交上更敏感和孤立。有必要进行进一步研究以证实患乳腺癌母亲的儿子可能会经历社交孤立这一发现，并考察这种行为模式的稳定性和后果。
