RESUMEN

Coping of parents and children in a children's surgical area, where members had the same or different coping styles, was investigated using self-report and observation. Differences in effectiveness of coping strategies were found between groups of children, mainly in relation to emotion-focused coping. Parent groups were mainly distinguished from each other by the reported effectiveness of their spiritual and distracting strategies. Observational data showed group differences in patterns of parent-child interaction relating to coping behaviours prior to surgery. The findings indicate reciprocal parent-child influences of coping strategies and behaviours.

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Adaptación Psicológica , Relaciones Padres-Hijo , Padres/psicología , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Operativos/psicología , Análisis de Varianza , Niño , Conducta Infantil , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Encuestas y Cuestionarios