Emotions and self-esteem as indicators of somatic complaints in children

M. Meerum Terwogt; C.J. Rieffe; A.C. Miers; F. C. Jellesma; A. Tolland

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Emotions and self-esteem as indicators of somatic complaints in children

M. Meerum Terwogt, C.J. Rieffe, A.C. Miers, F. C. Jellesma, A. Tolland

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The literature on somatic complaints in children without a clear physical medical cause often demonstrates connections with various psychological factors, such as negative emotions and problems handling them, poor self-image, and coping potential. We entered these elements into a structural model to elucidate the relationships among them and tested it on 330 children (mean age 10 years and 9 months). The results showed that mood balance contributed most to the prediction of self-reported somatic complaints. Moreover, mood (in combination with anxiety and depression problems) had an indirect impact on children's somatic complaints by influencing self-esteem. The influence and position of coping was less clear. The results are discussed in terms of the 'symptom perception theory'. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-592
Number of pages	12
Journal	Infant and Child Development
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.479
Publication status	Published - 2006

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