@article{ref1,
title="Coping Strategies as a Predictor of Post-concussive Symptoms in Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury versus Mild Orthopedic Injury",
journal="Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society",
year="2011",
author="Woodrome, Stacey E. and Yeates, Keith Owen and Taylor, H. Gerry and Rusin, Jerome and Bangert, Barbara and Dietrich, Ann and Nuss, Kathryn and Wright, Martha",
volume="17",
number="2",
pages="317-326",
abstract="This study examined whether children's coping strategies are related to post-concussive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) versus orthopedic injury (OI). Participants were 8- to 15-year-old children with mild TBI (n = 167) or OI (n = 84). They rated their current preferred coping strategies and post-injury symptoms at 2 weeks (baseline) and 1, 3, and 12 months post-injury. Children's reported use of coping strategies did not vary significantly over time, so their baseline coping ratings were examined as predictors of post-concussive symptoms across time. Self-ratings of symptoms were positively related to emotion-focused strategies and negatively related to problem-focused engagement after both mild TBI and OI. Higher problem-focused disengagement predicted larger group differences in children's ratings of symptoms, suggesting that problem-focused disengagement moderates the effects of mild TBI. Coping strategies collectively accounted for approximately 10-15% of the variance in children's post-concussive symptoms over time. The findings suggest that coping may play an important role in accounting for children's perceptions of post-concussive symptoms after mild TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1355-6177",
doi="10.1017/S1355617710001700",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617710001700"
}