Transitional Object and Children with Chronic Disease: Comparative Study of the Forms of Transitional Object among Children with Diabetes mellitus or Rheumatic Disease

The prevalence of the transitional object among children with rheumatic disease and diabetes mellitus is examined in this comparative study with highly matched groups. There is no evidence which could indicate the lack of transitional objects among these children. In the rheumatic group the transiti...

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Published in:Psychotherapy and psychosomatics 1991-01, Vol.56 (1/2), p.94-97
Main Author: Erkolahti, Ritva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Anxiety, Separation - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Diabetes Mellitus - psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Object Attachment
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalytic theories
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Rheumatic Diseases - psychology
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:The prevalence of the transitional object among children with rheumatic disease and diabetes mellitus is examined in this comparative study with highly matched groups. There is no evidence which could indicate the lack of transitional objects among these children. In the rheumatic group the transitional object was more common than in the other groups and the children used it later than others. The soothing function of transitional object is discussed.
ISSN:0033-3190
1423-0348
DOI:10.1159/000288537