Predicting quality of life in pediatric asthma: the role of emotional competence and personality.

Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation
Magali LahayeOlivier Luminet

Abstract

The present study examined the predictive value of emotional competence and the five-factor model of personality on the quality of life of children with asthma. Participants were 90 children (M age = 11.73, SD = 2.60) having controlled and partly controlled asthma, undergoing everyday treatment. Children filled in questionnaires assessing emotional competence and quality of life. Parents completed questionnaires assessing the personality of their child. Results showed that two emotional competences, bodily awareness and verbal sharing of emotions, were related to the quality of life of children with asthma. Moreover, one personality trait, benevolence, was associated with children's quality of life. Regression analyses showed that the predictive value of these three dimensions remained significant over and above asthma control and socio-demographic variables frequently associated with the quality of life of children with asthma (age, gender, and educational level of parents). These findings emphasize the importance of alerting the clinician who works with children with asthma to observe and assess the child's expression of emotions, attention to bodily sensations, and benevolence.

References

Feb 1, 1996·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·E F JuniperM Townsend
Dec 22, 1999·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·D F HayR Kumar
May 7, 2002·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Steven R EricksonRichard Z Vanuya
Dec 14, 2002·Journal of Psychosomatic Research·Jonathan M FeldmanStuart M Hochron
Nov 18, 2003·Pediatric Pulmonology·Teal S HallstrandSean D Sullivan
Jul 30, 2004·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Daniela MontaltoMayris P Webber
Oct 14, 2004·The Journal of Pediatrics·Sande O OkeloGregory B Diette
Oct 20, 2004·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Barbara De ClercqYves Benoit
Jun 10, 2005·Pediatric Allergy and Immunology : Official Publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology·Virpi Johanna MerikallioMinna Kaila
Aug 2, 2005·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Margarete Vollrath, Markus A Landolt
Nov 16, 2006·Pediatric Pulmonology·Lutz GoldbeckJörg M Fegert
Mar 24, 2007·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·Jordana K SchmierGregory B Diette
Nov 28, 2008·Patient Education and Counseling·Robin S Everhart, Barbara H Fiese
Feb 26, 2009·Allergology International : Official Journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology·Namiko KojimaAkira Akasawa
Feb 27, 2009·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Patricia V BurkhartBrynja Orlygsdottir
Mar 3, 2009·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Cristina Gonçalves AlvimCláudia Ribeiro Andrade
May 15, 2009·PloS One·Wolf E MehlingAnita Stewart
Jun 17, 2010·Journal of Personality Assessment·Magali LahayeMoira Mikolajczak
Sep 25, 2010·Diabetes & Metabolism·M HousiauxH Dorchy
Aug 17, 2011·Journal of Psychosomatic Research·Monique O M Van De Ven, Rutger C M E Engels

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Sep 23, 2014·Psychology, Health & Medicine·Lidón VillanuevaRemedios González
Feb 6, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·José A PiquerasJuan-Carlos Pérez-González

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Asthma

This feed focuses in Asthma in which your airways narrow and swell. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and asthma are inflammatory disorders that are triggered by the activation of an allergen-specific regulatory t cell. These t cells become activated when allergens are recognized by allergen-presenting cells. Here is the latest research on allergy and asthma.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved