Spectacles, contact lenses, and children's self-concepts : A longitudinal study

The purpose of this study was to search for changes in children's self-concepts after the replacement of their spectacles with contact lenses. From a sample of 125 children 10- to 13-years-old who wore spectacles, 69 children were randomly designated to receive contact lenses. Over a 3-year spa...

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Published in:	Optometry and vision science Vol. 74; no. 12; pp. 1044 - 1048
Main Authors:	TERRY, R. L, SONI, P. S, HORNER, D. G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-12-1997
Subjects:	Adolescent Behavioral research Biological and medical sciences Child Child Development Cluster Analysis Contact lenses Contact Lenses - psychology Diseases of the eye Eyeglasses Eyeglasses - psychology Female Follow-Up Studies Growth Humans Male Medical sciences Myopia - psychology Myopia - rehabilitation Pediatrics Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Refraction, Ocular Self Concept Sex Characteristics Human Follow up study Contact lens Vision Ophthalmic glass Instrumentation therapy Personality Replacement Self concept Child
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