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Congenital heart defects and parent-adolescent coping

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Gudmundsdottir, M; Gilliss, CL; Sparacino, PSA; Tong, EM; Messias, DKH; Foote, D
Published in: Families, Systems and Health
January 1, 1996

This study examined coping in parent-adolescent dyads among adolescents who have had surgical repairs for congenital heart disease. Single, separate interviews were conducted with eight parents and their adolescent children. The interviews were transcribed and the data analyzed, in pairs, using Grounded Theory procedures. The analysis of the data revealed two distinct dyadic patterns of coping: (1) similar coping, which included the subcategories of mutual protection, being accepting of each other; dealing with the illness by normalizing it, approaching the illness mechanically, and keeping the illness in its place; and (2) dissimilar coping, which included the single subcategory of a problematizing and withdrawing mode of illness management.

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Families, Systems and Health

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0736-1718

Publication Date

January 1, 1996

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14

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2

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245 / 255
 

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Gudmundsdottir, M., Gilliss, C. L., Sparacino, P. S. A., Tong, E. M., Messias, D. K. H., & Foote, D. (1996). Congenital heart defects and parent-adolescent coping. Families, Systems and Health, 14(2), 245–255. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0089817
Gudmundsdottir, M., C. L. Gilliss, P. S. A. Sparacino, E. M. Tong, D. K. H. Messias, and D. Foote. “Congenital heart defects and parent-adolescent coping.” Families, Systems and Health 14, no. 2 (January 1, 1996): 245–55. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0089817.
Gudmundsdottir M, Gilliss CL, Sparacino PSA, Tong EM, Messias DKH, Foote D. Congenital heart defects and parent-adolescent coping. Families, Systems and Health. 1996 Jan 1;14(2):245–55.
Gudmundsdottir, M., et al. “Congenital heart defects and parent-adolescent coping.” Families, Systems and Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Jan. 1996, pp. 245–55. Scopus, doi:10.1037/h0089817.
Gudmundsdottir M, Gilliss CL, Sparacino PSA, Tong EM, Messias DKH, Foote D. Congenital heart defects and parent-adolescent coping. Families, Systems and Health. 1996 Jan 1;14(2):245–255.

Published In

Families, Systems and Health

DOI

ISSN

0736-1718

Publication Date

January 1, 1996

Volume

14

Issue

2

Start / End Page

245 / 255