Coping with illness: Interrelationships across family members and predictors of psychological adjustment.

• DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.10.3.358
• Publication Date: 2005-09-22T14:02:31Z
• Authors: Beth A. Kotchick; Rex Forehand; Lisa Armistead; Karla Klein; Michelle Wierson
• Keywords: Coping behavior

This study examined coping in families which there was a chronically ill parent. Husbands, wives, and one child (ages 7-18 years) from 75 the husband had hemophilia participated. Coping styles psychological adjustment were assessed, patterns of among family members examined. Avoidant associated with poorer for all members. In addition, style member found to be related other by spouse functioning spouse, avoidant either parent greater problems girls boys.