TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Coping Strategies as a Predictor of Post-concussive Symptoms in Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury versus Mild Orthopedic Injury
JO  - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
A1  - Woodrome, Stacey E.
A1  - Yeates, Keith Owen
A1  - Taylor, H. Gerry
A1  - Rusin, Jerome
A1  - Bangert, Barbara
A1  - Dietrich, Ann
A1  - Nuss, Kathryn
A1  - Wright, Martha
SP  - 317
EP  - 326
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1355-6177
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617710001700
ID  - ref1
ER  -