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2009

Georgia State University

Children

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Pain, Quality Of Life, And Coping In Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease, Crystal Marie Stack Lim May 2009

Pain, Quality Of Life, And Coping In Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease, Crystal Marie Stack Lim

Psychology Dissertations

Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects predominately African Americans and is one of the most prevalent diseases in the United States (Schecter, 1999). Research has not sufficiently examined whether pain associated with SCD impacts quality of life or whether coping impacts this relation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between pain and quality of life in children with SCD and to determine whether coping moderates the relation. A secondary aim was to examine associations between age and pain, quality of life, and coping. A final exploratory aim was to examine the relation between racial identity and …


No M S Violencia: Family Conflict And Youth Aggression Among Latino Youth, Cathy Roche Apr 2009

No M S Violencia: Family Conflict And Youth Aggression Among Latino Youth, Cathy Roche

Psychology Dissertations

This research examined the link between family conflict and youth aggression in Latino families. Attitudes toward aggression were tested as a mediator of this link, whereas family constellation variables (cohesion, responsibilities, birth order, and gender) were tested as moderators. This model was tested in a longitudinal community sample of 143 youth (study 1) and in a sample of 35 sibling dyads exposed to domestic violence (study 2). Differences between the two studies supported the notion that domestic violence and family conflict are distinct phenomena. For example, fairness did not have any main effects or interaction effects on behavioral outcomes in …