Journal of Pediatric Psychiatry, Vol 24, 183-190, Copyright © 1999 by Society of Pediatric Psychology
BG Briery and B Rabian
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between a 1-week pediatric summer
camping program and children's attitudes toward their physical disabilities
and/or medical conditions and levels of trait anxiety. METHOD: The Child
Attitude Toward Illness Scale (CATIS; Austin & Huberty, 1993) and the
trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC;
Spielberger, 1973) were given to 90 children as pretests to determine
baseline attitudes toward their illnesses and their overall levels of trait
anxiety. At the end of the 1-week camp sessions, the CATIS and STAIC
A-Trait Form were completed once more as posttest measures. RESULTS:
Pretest and posttest scores for all camp groups were compared to assess
changes in the children's attitudes toward their illnesses and levels of
trait anxiety. Overall, participants had better attitudes toward their
illnesses and lower levels of trait anxiety at the end of camp.
CONCLUSIONS: Participation in a pediatric summer camp was related to
changes in psychosocial functioning, with changes evident across diagnostic
groups and gender. The consistency of the findings underscores the need for
further investigation.
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Psychosocial changes associated with participation in a pediatric summer camp
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5025, USA. brandon.briery@usm.edu
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