FAMILY COPING WITH PEDIATRIC LEUKEMIA - 10 YEARS AFTER TREATMENT

As part of a longitudinal study of family coping with pediatric leukem ia, 28 former patients (16 male; 12 female; M age = 19.1 years) and th eir parents (23 mothers; 12 fathers) participated in a follow-up study at 10 years posttreatment. Measures included the Current Adjustment R ating Scale, the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Ways of Coping Scale, th e Family Coping Scale, and a semistructured interview, Long-term survi vors and their parents continued to be well-adjusted to life posttreat ment, Coping and perceived adjustment in long-term survivors were posi tively related to socioeconomic status and mother's coping and negativ ely related to academic problems. A strong bidirectional relationship was found between survivors' and mother's adjustment. Coping strategie s were variable and not significantly correlated with coping adequacy or adjustment.