Friendships in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Non-Central Nervous System Tumor Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Brain tumors during childhood may disrupt the development and maintenance of friendships due to the impact of disease- and treatment-related factors on functioning. The goal of this study was to determine if children treated for either a brain tumor or a non-central nervous system (CNS) solid tumor could name a friend and to evaluate the social information processes associated with the ability to name a friend.

Method

Youth (ages 7-14) treated for either a brain tumor (n = 47; mean age = 10.51 years) or a non-CNS solid tumor (n = 34; mean age = 11.29) completed an assessment within 6 months of the conclusion of treatment that included asking participants to name a friend and completing measures of social information processing (SIP). Rates of self-reported friendsh

SUBMITTER: Hocking MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029689 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature