Journal of pediatric psychology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The impact of maternal behavior on children's pain experiences: an experimental analysis.
To provide an experimental investigation of the impact of maternal behavior on children's pain experiences. ⋯ Results indicate that maternal behavior can have a direct impact on their daughters' subjective reports of pain. These data support the importance of social learning factors in influencing children's pain experiences.
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To investigate the relative contributions of effortful control (reflecting the child's ability to shift and refocus attention) and parental coping- and distress-promoting behaviors to children's coping and distress during the voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG, X-ray of the kidneys). ⋯ Factors relating to the child (effortful control) and parent (coping and distress-promoting behaviors) both contribute to children's response to an aversive medical procedure. Interventions that facilitate parent coping and promoting behavior, reduce their distress-promoting behavior, and compensate for children's infrequent and ineffective use of coping strategies (such as distraction) may be optimal for young children, particularly those low in effortful control.