Objective To investigate the psychological status of school-age children with short stature and their parents, in order to provide reference for further intervention. Methods The psychological status of 50 school-age children with short stature and normal children was assessed by scales including Piers-Harris Children′s Self-concept Scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Spence Children′s Anxiety Scale and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory from January to June 2017.The psychological status of their parents was investigated with self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) simultaneously. Results The scores of behavior, intelligence and school performance, body appearance and affiliation subscales in school-age children with short stature was significantly lower than those in normal school-age children (P<0.05).The results of SAS indicated that the score of body panic disorder in children with short stature was higher than that in control group, while the scores of fear for physical injury and obsessive compulsive disorder in normal control group were higher than those in children with short stature (all P＜0.05).Compared with normal children, children with short stature tended to be introverted.There was no significant difference on SAS scores between parents of children with short stature and normal children (P＞0.05). Conclusion Psychological disorder is still prevalent in children with short stature,soearly psychological support should be given to them in addition to drug treatment.
Key words
short stature /
school-age children /
psychology
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