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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456165203321

Titolo

Assessing children's well-being [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook of measures / / [edited by] Sylvie Naar-King, Deborah A. Ellis, Maureen A. Frey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-4106-0928-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Naar-KingSylvie

EllisDeborah A

FreyMaureen A

Disciplina

618.92/0075

Soggetti

Children - Medical examinations

Children - Diseases - Diagnosis

Child development - Testing

Medical screening - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Health Status and Quality of Life; 2 Adherence; 3 Pain Management; 4 Child Behavior; 5 Child Development; 6 Child Coping; 7 Cognitions, Attributions, and Attitudes; 8 Environment; 9 Consumer Satisfaction; Appendix; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Behavioral medicine has now matured as a field to the point where all recognize that different populations are presented with different issues. Psychological reactions and patterns affect the health and well-being of children, as well as adults, and numerous standardized instruments for the assessment of a variety of areas of children's functioning are currently available. Yet, it can be difficult for practitioners and researchers searching through general compendia of resources for child assessment--which are frequently focused on general techniques rather than specific instruments--to identi