Graduation Year
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Degree Granting Department
Psychology
Major Professor
Vicky Phares, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Melissa Faith, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Michael Brannick, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Judith Bryant, Ph.D.
Keywords
emotion socialization, parent, parent coping, pediatric oncology, sibling, sibling relationship quality
Abstract
This study examined relations between parent coping and parent-, patient-, and sibling-reported perceptions of sibling relationship quality (SRQ), as well as potential moderating effects of parent emotion socialization (ES) beliefs in the context of pediatric oncology. Questionnaires were completed by 155 parents of pediatric oncology patients, 103 pediatric oncology patients, and 104 healthy siblings of pediatric oncology patients. Parent coping and ES beliefs predicted parent-perceived sibling warmth and dominance disparity. For parents low in emotion-dismissive ES beliefs, parent adaptive coping negatively predicted parent-perceived sibling dominance disparity. For parents low in emotion-coaching ES beliefs, parent adaptive coping positively predicted patient-perceived sibling conflict. Neither parent coping nor parent ES beliefs significantly predicted sibling SRQ perceptions. Findings begin to elucidate family processes affecting SRQ in families of pediatric oncology patients.
Scholar Commons Citation
Davila, Esther, "Parent Coping and Sibling Relationship Quality in Pediatric Cancer: The Moderating Effects of Parental Emotion Socialization Beliefs" (2020). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/9532
