Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
The Secure Base in the Storm: How Parent–Child Bonds Shape Coping in Pediatric Cancer Caregiving
Originally published 2026-04-02 · Pediatric Reports
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/pediatric18020052 ↗
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What does a parent mean by a close relationship during a child's cancer treatment?
The authors relate reported closeness and conflict to caregiver coping in a demanding and specific clinical setting.
Who was studied?
Caregivers of children receiving pediatric cancer care
Age / stage: 3–17 years
Read with three questions
- What does a parent mean by a close relationship during a child's cancer treatment?
- Whose observations or reports were used, and what competing explanations are compatible with them?
- Which features of the study population (caregivers of children receiving pediatric cancer care) would matter when applying the findings in another setting?
Keep the limits in view
Caregivers answered about coping and relationship quality while a child was receiving cancer care. Their responses provide a caregiver perspective in an unusually demanding clinical setting.
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Damiano Rizzi; Lavinia Barone; Alessandra Balestra; Maria Montanaro; Francesca Nichelli; Emanuela Schivalocchi; Giulia Rampoldi; Marco Spinelli; Giulia Ciuffo; Letizia Pomponia Brescia; Valerio Cecinati; Marco Zecca; Claudia Greco; Francesca Lionetti; Jessica Rotella; Giulia Gambini; Catherine Klersy; Chiara Ionio (2026). The Secure Base in the Storm: How Parent–Child Bonds Shape Coping in Pediatric Cancer Caregiving Pediatric Reports. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric18020052
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