Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 73-81 , January 2006

Learned helplessness in children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatic disease

  • Kevin A. Hommel

      Affiliations

    • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street, Civic Center Boulevard, 7th Floor Main Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA. Tel.: +1 267 426 7947.
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  • John M. Chaney

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma State University, OK, United States
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  • Janelle L. Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Medical University of South Carolina, SC, United States
    • ,
  • James N. Jarvis

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OK, United States

Received 11 February 2005

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☆ Research conducted through the Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University.

PII: S0022-3999(05)00222-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.07.001

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 73-81 , January 2006

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