Date of Graduation
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
Committee Chair
Erron Huey
Abstract
This paper presents the findings of an investigation to determine whether of not there is a difference in hospitalized adolescents and non-hospitalized adolescents. The participants were 60 adolescents between the ages of 12 to 18 years. Their fears, stressors, and coping skills were evaluated by using three instruments: a 35-item self-report test on coping; a 108-item self-report test on fears; and a 15-item self-report test on stress. The results revealed that on specific measures hospitalized adolescents exhibited a statistically significantly less degree of emotional upset during hospitalization than did the community sample. Implications of these results in determining procedures to test stress and coping are briefly considered.
Recommended Citation
Garlitz, Lora L., "The hospitalized adolescent: Fears, stressors, and coping skills." (2005). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10883.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10883