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Ronald T Brown1, Bernard Fuemmeler, Deborah Anderson
1Department of Public Health, Temple University, 3307 North Broad Street, 300 Jones Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA. rtbrown@temple.edu
Objective:
To examine the adjustment of children of mothers with both active and nonactive breast cancers in comparison with a healthy community control sample.
Methods:
Participants included 80 mothers and their children. Half of the mothers had breast cancer or a history of breast cancer. Children in both groups ranged in age from 8 to 19 years. Assessments included measures of maternal stressors and resources, maternal and child adjustment and posttraumatic stress, and maternal coping and illness uncertainty reported by both mothers and their children.
Results:
Few differences were found between the groups, although there was a trend for girls of mothers with breast cancer to have a higher frequency of depressive symptoms. Children of mothers who perceived support from friends and family had fewer depressive symptoms, after we controlled for child gender.
Conclusions:
The social support perceived by mothers with breast cancer may serve as a protective factor for their children's psychological adjustment.
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