Temperament and Social Behavior in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Comparison Peers
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13006398092021-08-03T06:01:58Z Temperament and Social Behavior in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Comparison Peers Salley, Christina G. Psychology temperament brain tumor child social pediatric behavior <p>It is well documented that pediatric brain tumor survivors experience neurocognitive and social deficits following treatment. Our work has demonstrated that, compared to peers, survivors demonstrate differences in social behavior. Unfortunately, the there is little research to date documenting possible explanations for the patterns of social behavior in this population. </p><p>Utilizing modern models of social information processing, the current study examined temperament (i.e., effortful control, positive affect/surgency, negative affect) relative to children’s social behavior. Given the biological bases of temperament, it was hypothesized that treatment would have a detrimental effect on children’s temperament. Temperament was also examined as a potential explanation for survivors’ social behavior.</p><p>Pediatric brain tumor survivors (n = 75) without known progressive disease and no longer on treatment were recruited for the current project. Peers (n = 67) matched for gender, race, and age were selected from each survivor’s classroom to serve as a comparison group. Classmates reported on survivors’ and peers’ social behaviors (i.e., Leadership-popularity, Prosocial, Aggressive-disruptive, Sensitive-isolated, and Victimization). Data regarding children’s temperament were collected from parent and self-report measures. A performance based measure of attention was also administered to children. </p><p>As expected, survivors performed more poorly than peers on the performance based measure of attention. They were also rated lower on measures of effortful control and positive affect/surgency. A trend suggested greater negative affect in survivors. Temperament did not aid in explaining differences in social behavior (i.e., Leadership-popularity, Sensitive-isolated, Victimization) between the two groups. Analyses indicated that effortful control mediated the association between group (brain tumor vs. comparison) and prosocial behavior for moderate or high levels of parent reported surgency, but not for low levels of surgency. Effortful control was also found to mediate the association between group and aggressive-disruptive behavior at moderate or high levels of parent reported surgency, but not at low levels of surgency.</p><p>Survivors of pediatric brain tumors appear to be at risk for deficits in social behavior and temperament. Contrary to expectations temperament did not provide an explanation for differences in social behavior between the survivors and comparison peers. Future work should continue to consider other aspects of social information processing models in identifying factors that may influence social behavior and social outcomes for survivors.</p> 2011-07-20 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1300639809 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1300639809 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Temperament and Social Behavior in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Comparison Peers |
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Temperament and Social Behavior in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Comparison Peers |
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