Methods
Sample and sampling procedure
Measures
Symptom severity
Quality of life
Coping strategies
Demographic information
Data analysis
Results
Descriptive statistics
Total group | Boys | Girls | t-value | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptom severity Coping | 1.77 (1.00–3.00; 0.38) | 1.69 (1.00–3.00; 0.37) | 1.84 (1.00–3.00; 0.39) | −4.79 | <0.001 |
Restricted lifestyle | 1.80 (1.00–4.00; 0.68) | 1.70 (1.00–4.00; 0.67) | 1.89 (1.00–4.00; 0.67) | −3.31 | <0.001 |
Hiding asthma | 1.91 (1.00–4.00; 0.69) | 1.87 (1.00–4.00; 0.65) | 1.95 (1.00–4.00; 0.71) | −1.31 | ns |
Positive reappraisal | 2.19 (1.00–4.00; 0.70) | 2.15 (1.00–4.00; 0.74) | 2.22 (1.00–4.00; 0.67) | −1.03 | ns |
Information seeking | 1.72 (1.00–4.00; 0.66) | 1.66 (1.00–4.00; 0.65) | 1.78 (1.00–4.00; 0.67) | −2.12 | <0.05 |
Ignoring asthma | 1.87 (1.00–4.00; 0.75) | 1.84 (1.00–4.00; 0.74) | 1.90 (1.00–4.00; 0.77) | −0.92 | ns |
Worrying asthma | 1.64 (1.00–4.00; 0.57) | 1.55 (1.00–4.00; 0.63) | 1.73 (1.00–4.00; 0.71) | −3.04 | <0.01 |
Quality of Life Medication | 5.41 (1.60–7.00; 1.18) | 5.53 (1.60–7.00; 1.19) | 5.31 (2.00–7.00; 1.16) | 2.09 | <0.05 |
Physical activities | 4.62 (1.00–7.00; 1.47) | 4.94 (1.60–7.00; 1.31) | 4.32(1.00–7.00;1.47) | 5.14 | <0.001 |
Emotions | 5.31 (1.20–7.00; 1.43) | 5.56 (1.40–7.00; 1.33) | 5.08 (1.20–7.00; 1.48) | 3.99 | <0.001 |
Social interaction | 5.34 (1.60–7.00; 1.25) | 5.69 (2.60–7.00; 1.03) | 5.34 (1.60–7.00; 1.25) | 3.58 | <0.001 |
Positive effects | 3.54 (1.00–7.00; 1.39) | 3.46 (1.00–7.00; 1.41) | 3.61 (1.00–6.60; 1.37) | −1.31 | ns |
Severity | Coping | QOL | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
1. | Severity | ||||||||||||
Coping | |||||||||||||
2. | Restricted lifestyle | 3.2***
| |||||||||||
3. | Hiding asthma | .12**
| .16***
| ||||||||||
4. | Positive reappraisal | .11**
| .36***
| −.01 | |||||||||
5. | Information seeking | .22***
| .42***
| .03 | .53***
| ||||||||
6. | Ignoring asthma | .16***
| .25***
| .51***
| .30***
| .17***
| |||||||
7. | Worrying asthma | .31***
| .50***
| .27***
| .33***
| .56***
| .30***
| ||||||
Quality of Life | |||||||||||||
8. | Medication | −.34***
| −.36***
| −.22***
| −.18***
| −.33***
| −.25***
| −.42***
| |||||
9. | Physical activities | −.49***
| −.47***
| −.13***
| −.13***
| −.31*
| −.14***
| −.40***
| .53***
| ||||
10. | Emotions | −.44***
| −.49***
| −.18***
| −.20***
| −.35***
| −.20***
| −.53***
| .63***
| .75***
| |||
11. | Social interaction | −.40***
| −.47***
| −.16***
| −.25***
| −.37***
| −.16***
| −.50***
| .59***
| .60***
| .72***
| ||
12. | Positive effects | .13**
| .26***
| −.15***
| .34***
| .31***
| .06 | .21***
| −.20***
| −.27***
| −.36***
| −.43***
| |
Mean | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 2.19 | 1.72 | 1.87 | 1.64 | 5.41 | 4.62 | 5.31 | 5.51 | 3.54 | |
SD | 0.38 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 1.18 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.16 | 1.39 |
Structural equation model
Factor Loadings: | P | |
---|---|---|
Severity → parcel 1 | .76 | |
Severity → parcel 2 | .60 | |
Severity → parcel 3 | .72 | |
Overall QOL → QOL medication | .69 | |
Overall QOL → QOL physical activities | .80 | |
Overall QOL → QOL emotions | .91 | |
Overall QOL → QOL social interaction | .80 | |
Interrelations | ||
Coping Restricted lifestyle ↔ Coping Hiding asthma | .12 | <0.01 |
Coping Restricted lifestyle ↔ Coping Positive reappraisal | .34 | <0.001 |
Coping Restricted lifestyle ↔ Coping Information seeking | .36 | <0.001 |
Coping Restricted lifestyle ↔ Coping Ignoring asthma | .20 | <0.001 |
Coping Restricted lifestyle ↔ Coping Worrying about asthma | .42 | <0.001 |
Coping Hiding asthma ↔ Coping Positive reappraisal | −.04 | ns |
Coping Hiding asthma ↔ Coping Information seeking | .00 | ns |
Coping Hiding asthma ↔ Coping Ignoring asthma | .50 | <0.001 |
Coping Hiding asthma ↔ Coping Worrying about asthma | .24 | <0.001 |
Coping Positive reappraisal ↔ Coping Information seeking | .52 | <0.001 |
Coping Positive reappraisal ↔ Coping Ignoring asthma | .28 | <0.001 |
Coping Positive reappraisal ↔ Coping Worrying about asthma | .30 | <0.001 |
Coping Information seeking ↔ Coping Ignoring asthma | .13 | <0.01 |
Coping Information seeking ↔ Coping Worrying about asthma | .52 | <0.001 |
Coping Ignoring asthma ↔ Coping Worrying about asthma | .26 | <0.001 |
Overall QOL ↔ QOL positive effects | −.35 | <0.001 |