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01-05-2013

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

Auteurs: Magali Lahaye, Nady Van Broeck, Eddy Bodart, Olivier Luminet

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 4/2013

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Abstract

Purpose

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.

Methods

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

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).

Conclusions

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.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Predicting quality of life in pediatric asthma: the role of emotional competence and personality
Auteurs
Magali Lahaye
Nady Van Broeck
Eddy Bodart
Olivier Luminet
Publicatiedatum
01-05-2013
Uitgeverij
Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0194-7

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