Social functioning in survivors of pediatric brain tumors: Contribution of neurocognitive and social-cognitive skills

This study assessed neurocognitive and social-cognitive skills in survivors of pediatric brain tumors, and evaluated their combined contribution to social outcomes. Survivors (N = 10) and typically developing children (N = 41), aged 8–16, completed measures of neurocognitive and social-cognitive skills, and social functioning/adjustment. Survivors demonstrated difficulties across domains as compared to typically developing children. Hierarchical regression analyses with the combined sample suggested that the combination of neurocognitive and social-cognitive skills accounted for over half of the variance in parent-reported social functioning. Inattentive symptoms and recognition of child faces were significantly associated with social outcomes. Increasing our understanding of social outcomes in survivors is critical to the creation of targeted interventions.

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Author Melanie Jean Bonner Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychia ...