Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 9, 2026
08:09
Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
12.0K
Illness Impact Perception, Positive Emotions, Hope, and Social Support Among Children With Cancer and Their Parents
Irit Schwartz-Attias1,2, Tamar Krulik3, Ilan Roziner4
1Department of Hematology-Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing
|December 3, 2025
Summary
Children with cancer and their parents can maintain positivity despite illness. Parental illness perception mediates the link between social support, hope, and emotional well-being for both.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Pediatric Oncology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Parental stress in childhood cancer correlates with child psychosocial issues.
- Maintaining emotional positivity is vital for families facing pediatric cancer.
- Parental illness perception influences child and parent emotional states during treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the positivity ratio in children with cancer and their parents.
- To examine the mediating role of parental illness perception.
- To explore the relationship between hope, social support, and positivity.
Main Methods:
- 108 parent-child dyads (children aged 7-18 undergoing cancer treatment) participated.
- Self-reports assessed hope, social support, and affect; parents reported illness impact.
- Structural equation modeling analyzed the theoretical model.
Main Results:
- Both children and parents maintained a high positivity ratio during treatment.
- Parental illness perception mediated the association between social support/hope and positivity.
- Intergenerational correlations observed for social support and parental perception-child positivity.
Conclusions:
- Positive emotions are crucial for resilience in pediatric cancer.
- Parental illness perception is a key factor in family emotional well-being.
- Findings inform interventions supporting emotional resilience in pediatric cancer patients and families.
Related Concept Videos
01:29Relationship with Other Adult Family Members and Siblings
154
Other adult family members and siblings play a crucial role in shaping children’s social and emotional development. While parents or primary caregivers are often the central figures in early attachment and socialization, other adults in a child’s life, such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles, can significantly influence developmental outcomes. These influences depend on each adult’s personality and may help compensate when a primary caregiver is emotionally distant or...
154
01:21Cancer Survival Analysis
630
Cancer survival analysis focuses on quantifying and interpreting the time from a key starting point, such as diagnosis or the initiation of treatment, to a specific endpoint, such as remission or death. This analysis provides critical insights into treatment effectiveness and factors that influence patient outcomes, helping to shape clinical decisions and guide prognostic evaluations. A cornerstone of oncology research, survival analysis tackles the challenges of skewed, non-normally...
630
01:23Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity
441
Adolescence is a pivotal period of identity formation, during which individuals begin to answer questions central to their sense of self, such as "Who am I?" and "Who do I hope to become?" Both parents and peers play critical roles in guiding adolescents through this complex developmental phase.
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....
441
01:18Factors Affecting Illness
5.0K
When a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social development or spiritual functioning is compromised, this deviation from a healthy normal state is called illness. Illness creates stress that in turn harms individuals. Irritation, anger, denial, hopelessness, and fear are behavioral and emotional changes an individual experiences in the phases of illness. A variety of factors influence a person's health and well-being.
For instance, risk factors are connected to illness,...
For instance, risk factors are connected to illness,...
5.0K
01:30Socioemotional Development during Infancy
407
Socio-emotional development in infancy is primarily shaped by early emotional responses and social connections, with temperament playing a central role. Temperament refers to the consistent patterns in an individual's emotional and behavioral responses, observable even in infancy. By examining temperament, researchers can better understand an infant's unique ways of interacting with the world, influencing subsequent personality and socio-emotional growth.
Primary Temperament Types
Primary Temperament Types
407
03:00Self-Evaluation: Self-Enhancement and Self-Verification
5.7K
Social psychologists have documented that feeling good about ourselves and maintaining positive self-esteem is a powerful motivator of human behavior (Tavris & Aronson, 2008). In the United States, members of the predominant culture typically think very highly of themselves and view themselves as good people who are above average on many desirable traits (Ehrlinger, Gilovich, & Ross, 2005). Often, our behavior, attitudes, and beliefs are affected when we experience a threat to our...
5.7K