Parental syntactic complexity and children's observed behavior in communication about children's recent cancer diagnoses

dc.contributor.advisor	Saylor, Megan
dc.contributor.advisor	Compas, Bruce E.
dc.contributor.author	Rector, Miranda
dc.date.accessioned	2008-05-20T22:33:01Z
dc.date.available	2008-05-20T22:33:01Z
dc.date.issued	2008-05-20T22:33:01Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1803/810
dc.description	Honors thesis completed under the direction of Profs. Bruce Compas and Megan Saylor	en
dc.description.abstract	The current study addresses the relationship between the parent's ability to speak about cancer related issues in a syntactically appropriate level for the child's age on the child's distress and coping as seen in the child's exhibited behaviors of anxiety, positive mood, and hostility.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Vanderbilt University
dc.subject	Syntactic complexity	en
dc.subject	Pediatric cancer	en
dc.subject	Parent-child communication	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Children -- Language	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Cancer -- Psychological aspects	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Communication in medicine	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Cancer in children	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Parent and child	en
dc.title	Parental syntactic complexity and children's observed behavior in communication about children's recent cancer diagnoses	en
dc.title.alternative	Parental syntactic complexity	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.college	Peabody College of Education & Human Development
dc.description.department	Psychological Sciences