Polizzi Concetta, Perricone Giovanna, Fontana Valentina, D'Angelo Paolo, Jankovic Momcilo, Nichelli Francesca, Taormina Calogero, Burgio Sofia
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo.
Società Italiana di Psicologia Pediatrica, Palermo.
Pediatr Rep. 2020 Apr 8;12(1):7998. doi: 10.4081/pr.2020.7998. eCollection 2020 Feb 11.
The present study focuses on the relation between coping strategies of children with leukemia during treatment and locus of control of their mothers. In particular, the study aims to determine whether maternal locus of control can influence sick children's coping styles, and if this relation can be used to predict maladjustments. The study analyzed a cohort of 60 pediatric leukemia patients undergoing treatment and a group formed by their mothers. The participants were recruited from two Pediatric Onco- Hematology Units in Italy. The Child Behavioral Style Scale (CBSS) was used to assess children's coping strategies, whereas the Parental Health Locus of Control Scale (PHLCS) was employed to analyze maternal locus of control. A linear regression model was applied to verify a possible interdependent relationship between children's coping styles and maternal locus of control. The differences in mean CBSS scores were analyzed by K-S test. Multivariate analysis of variance was performed to assess any potential effect of child's gender, hospital context and maternal socio-cultural status on children's coping strategies. Our results show a significant relationship between children's coping strategies and maternal locus of control. In particular, the scales and display a predictive effect on children's monitoring coping style, given the positive correlation observed (F=3.28, P=0.008). In contrast, the same scales negatively correlate with blunting coping style (F=3.5, P=0.005). Our results reveal several interesting resources having a profound impact on the psychological functioning of children with leukemia undergoing treatment as well as their mothers. Furthermore, with regard to the central hypothesis of the study, our findings show both positive and negative correlations between specific scales of maternal locus of control and children's coping style, which could be used to predict children at risk of emotional maladjustment.
本研究聚焦于白血病患儿治疗期间的应对策略与其母亲的控制点之间的关系。具体而言，该研究旨在确定母亲的控制点是否会影响患病儿童的应对方式，以及这种关系是否可用于预测适应不良情况。该研究分析了一组60名正在接受治疗的儿科白血病患者及其母亲组成的群体。参与者是从意大利的两个儿科肿瘤血液科招募的。儿童行为方式量表（CBSS）用于评估儿童的应对策略，而父母健康控制点量表（PHLCS）则用于分析母亲的控制点。应用线性回归模型来验证儿童应对方式与母亲控制点之间可能存在的相互依存关系。通过K-S检验分析CBSS平均得分的差异。进行多变量方差分析以评估儿童性别、医院环境和母亲社会文化地位对儿童应对策略的任何潜在影响。我们的结果表明儿童应对策略与母亲控制点之间存在显著关系。具体而言，鉴于观察到的正相关（F = 3.28，P = 0.008），这些量表对儿童的监控应对方式显示出预测作用。相比之下，相同的量表与钝化应对方式呈负相关（F = 3.5，P = 0.005）。我们的结果揭示了几个有趣的因素，它们对正在接受治疗的白血病患儿及其母亲的心理功能产生了深远影响。此外，关于该研究的核心假设，我们的研究结果表明母亲控制点的特定量表与儿童应对方式之间存在正相关和负相关，这可用于预测有情绪适应不良风险的儿童。
