Melissa S. Strawser

Two-week test-retest reliability of the Duke religion index

The present study investigated 2-wk. test-retest reliability of the Duke Religion Index, a 5-item self-report questionnaire that assesses organizational, nonorganizational, and intrinsic religiosity. The sample consisted of 20 undergraduate college students (11 women) whose mean age was 24.7 yr. (SD = 5.0 yr.). Findings supported the 2-wk. test-retest reliability of the Duke Religion Index with an intraclass correlation coefficient of .91.

Peer Victimization and Psychosocial Adjustment in Children with Type 1 Diabetes

This study investigated the frequency and psychosocial correlates of peer victimization in a sample of youths with diabetes. The Social Experience Questionnaire, Children’s Depression Inventory, Social Anxiety Scale for Children—Revised, and Asher Loneliness Scale were administered to 32 children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and 32 control children without a medical diagnosis who were matched for age and gender. Results indicated that children with diabetes reported higher rates of relational victimization and lower levels of prosocial peer support than youths without diabetes. In addition, relational victimization was positively associated with depression, social anxiety, and loneliness for diabetic children. Implications of these findings for clinicians working with this population are discussed.

Parental Stress and Maladjustment in Children with Short Stature

This study examined the psychometric properties of a measure of chronic disease-related parental stress, the Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP), in a sample of 22 children with short stature. Additionally, we investigated relations among disease-related parental stress, parental state anxiety, and children’s behavioral and psychological maladjustment. Results demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and convergent validity for the PIP. Significant and positive relations of medium to large effect sizes between parenting stress and internalizing and externalizing maladjustment were found. Recommendations for use of the PIP in clinical settings and future research directions are discussed.

PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF TWO BOYS WITH GYNECOMASTIA

I would like to bring notice the significant error concerning digoxin dosage that occurs in the above book on page 205 Table 7-4: ‘Oral Digoxin Dosage for Congestive Heart Failure’. The total daily dose and maintenance dose have been written in milligrams (mg) not micrograms ( μ g). I would urge all those who have access to this handbook to change the table. The publishers of this book have notified those that they can identify through sales records. I would concur with Dr Weintraub’s recent review of the book in this journal 1 that there are some outdated management strategies such as the routine use of digoxin for heart failure and ‘digoxin is no longer preferred therapy for chronic management of supraventricular arrhythmias.’ The history of use of digoxin for management of congenital heart defects in infancy and childhood has been characterized by too many fatal overdoses already.

Psychological adjustment of children with short stature: a comparison of clinic-referred children with short stature and type 1 diabetes mellitus.

This study compared the psychological adjustment between children with short stature and youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). The Child Behavior Checklist, Childrens Depression Inventory, Social Anxiety Scale for Children--Revised, and Asher Loneliness Scale were administered to 58 children (26 with short stature and 32 with DM1) and a parent during a regularly scheduled clinical appointment for endocrinology care. Results show that the parents of children with short stature rated their children as having more social, thought, and attention problems, and exhibiting greater delinquent behavior, as compared to parental ratings of children with DM1. No diagnostic group differences in child or parent-rated internalizing symptoms were found. Implications of these findings for personnel working with children with short stature are discussed.