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Sources of Stress in Children with Asthma
Author(s) -
Walsh Michelle,
RyanWenger Nancy M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1992.tb01221.x
Subject(s) - asthma , stressor , feeling , perception , medicine , clinical psychology , psychology , developmental psychology , stress management , peer group , social psychology , neuroscience
Children experience stressors related to self‐concept and school, family, and peer relationships. This study of children with asthma determined their perceptions of the frequency and severity of stressors they experience other than their asthma. Children with asthma are similar to peers with regard to perceptions of stressors. Teachers, health professionals, and parents should consider children with asthma as normal children who have an additional source of stress – a chronic illness. Results suggest perceptions of most stressors relate more strongly to gender‐role development than to asthma. Children with asthma rated feeling left out of the group and not being good enough at sports as serious stressors. School personnel could be instrumental in encouraging management and prevention of exercise‐induced asthma and promote all children's full participation in physical activities. Further examination of the relationship between stress and asthma is needed.