Psychosocial functioning in children with a congenital heart disease: attachment and emotion regulation strategies of children and parents as explanatory factors
These findings highlight the importance of fostering secure parent-child relationships and strengthening children's ER skills through targeted interventions to better support psychological wellbeing in children with congenital heart disease.
Authors
- Lien Goossens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5518-2855)
- Kristof Vandekerckhove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-0878)
- Saskia Mels
- Katya De Groote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-2437)
Institutions
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1658513
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
- Universiteit Gent