THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE LEVEL AND SIBLING ILLNESS IN CHILDREN'S CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF ILLNESS

Levels of illness conceptualization were studied among children with diabetic siblings. Results revealed a significant association between pretested Piagetian level of cognitive development and illness conceptualization. Children with ill siblings, especially those at the formal operational level, d...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1979-07, Vol.49 (3), p.474-481
Main Authors: Carandang, Maria L. A, Folkins, Carlyle H, Hines, Patricia A, Steward, Margaret S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Awareness
Child
Child Development
Chronic Illness
Cognition
Cognitive Development
Concept Formation
Disease - psychology
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Sibling Relations
Siblings
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Summary:Levels of illness conceptualization were studied among children with diabetic siblings. Results revealed a significant association between pretested Piagetian level of cognitive development and illness conceptualization. Children with ill siblings, especially those at the formal operational level, demonstrated lower conceptualization levels than did children with healthy siblings.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1979.tb02630.x