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Children's Asthma, Internalizing Problems, and Social Functioning: An Urban Perspective
Author(s) -
Bender Berz Jennifer,
Murdock Karla Klein,
Koinis Mitchell Daphne
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2005.00026.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , asthma , anxiety , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , protective factor , psychology , risk factor , perspective (graphical) , medicine , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , macroeconomics
PROBLEM: Asthma may serve as a risk factor for higher levels of psychosocial problems in urban school‐aged children. METHOD: Interview data were collected from 48 children (27 with asthma and 21 without asthma) and their mothers. FINDINGS: Asthma did not function as a risk factor for psychosocial problems in this sample. Children with more symptoms of depression and anxiety experienced poorer social functioning, regardless of their health status. CONCLUSION: These results highlight the importance of examining co‐occurring difficulties in psychosocial development among urban children in order to design interventions that minimize the impact of such challenges.