Benefit finding scale for children: Preliminary findings from a childhood cancer population
Benefit finding scale for children: Preliminary findings from a childhood cancer population
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DOI：
10.1093/jpepsy/jsl052
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Ogden, Johanna
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作者：
Phipps, Sean;Long, Alanna M.;Ogden, Johanna
目的描述儿童利益发现的简要测量方法的发展。有关心理测量学和仪器有效性的数据在癌症儿童样本中进行了检查。方法对199例癌症患儿（年龄718岁）进行问卷调查，并对其进行适应方式、乐观/悲观、创伤后应激症状和健康相关生活质量的测量。结果本量表是一种具有良好内信度的单维量表。获益发现与年龄或性别无关，但因种族/民族而异。诊断类别没有发现差异，但与诊断时的年龄和诊断后的时间有显著关系。乐观和自尊之间存在微小但显著的正相关，与焦虑之间存在负相关。发现获益与创伤后应激症状或其他与健康相关的生活质量之间没有关系。结论：BFSC作为一种衡量儿童获益的方法显示出了希望。这项措施可以很容易地适用于其他遭受创伤的儿童群体。
Objective To describe the development of a brief measure of benefit finding for children. Data regarding the psychometrics and validity of the instrument were examined in a sample of children with cancer. Methods A cross-sectional sample of children with cancer (N = 199, ages 718 years) completed the Benefit Finding Scale for Children (BFSC) along with measures of adaptive style, optimism/pessimism, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and health-related quality of life. Results The BFSC was found to be a unidimensional measure with excellent internal reliability. Benefit finding was not related to age or gender, but differed as a function of race/ethnicity. No differences were found by diagnostic category, but a significant relationship was found with age at diagnosis and time elapsed since diagnosis. Small, but significant positive correlations were found with measures of optimism and self-esteem, and a negative correlation with anxiety. No relation was found between benefit finding and post-traumatic stress symtpoms or other domains of health-related quality of life. Conclusion The BFSC shows promise as a measure of benefit finding in children. The measure could be readily adapted for other populations of children experiencing trauma.