Family Cohesion and Adaptation in Pediatric Chronic Conditions: The Missing Link of the Family's Condition Management.
The quality of family functioning has been considered an important predictor of adaptation in children with chronic conditions and their parents. Previous research suggests that beyond general family functioning, the specific experience of the family's condition management is paramount for understan...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 2820 - 2832 |
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