Journal article
Social participation of youths with cerebral palsy differed based on their self‐perceived competence as a friend
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Social participation with friends fosters development of meaningful relationships, life skills and psychosocial well-being. Youths with cerebral palsy (CP) face challenges to establishing social relationships with friends. The aim of this study was to explore whether social participation with friends differs among youths with CP based on their self-perceived competence as a friend.
METHODS: A total of 135 youths with CP, 13-21 years …
Authors
Kang L; Palisano RJ; King GA; Chiarello LA; Orlin MN; Polansky M
Journal
Child Care Health and Development, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 117–127
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2012
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01222.x
ISSN
0305-1862