ERIC Number: EJ1106952
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Aug
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Types and Influence of Social Support on School Engagement of Young Survivors of Leukemia
Tougas, Anne-Marie; Jutras, Sylvie; Bigras, Marc
Journal of School Nursing, v32 n4 p281-293 Aug 2016
The present study aimed to describe and explore the influence of social support on the school engagement of young survivors of pediatric leukemia. Fifty-three young Quebecers, previously diagnosed and treated for leukemia, completed a questionnaire measuring their school engagement and participated in an interview focusing on the support offered by four groups of relations with regard to school: parents, siblings, friends, and other nonprofessional relations. The interview responses revealed that parents were perceived to be the primary source of informational and emotional support, with support also provided to a lesser extent by friends, siblings, and members of the extended family. Inferential analyses indicated that young survivors report a higher school engagement score when they perceive themselves as receiving support from a greater number of groups of relations, especially from friends or siblings.
Descriptors: Cancer, Social Support Groups, Learner Engagement, Social Influences, Pediatrics, Questionnaires, Interviews, Individual Development, Likert Scales, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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