Parental Protectiveness Mediates the Association between Parent-Perceived Child Self-Efficacy and Health Outcomes in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain Disorder

• Main Authors: Melissa M. DuPen (Author), Miranda A. L. van Tilburg (Author), Shelby L. Langer (Author), Tasha B. Murphy (Author), Joan M. Romano (Author), Rona L. Levy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Previous studies have shown that parental protectiveness is associated with increased pain and disability in Functional Abdominal Pain Disorder (FAPD) but the role that perceived child self-efficacy may play remains unclear. One reason why parents may react protectively towards their child's pa...