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Clinical Psychology and Special Education
2025. Vol. 14, no. 4, 69–89
doi:10.17759/cpse.2025140405
ISSN: 2304-0394 (online)

Emotional characteristics of girls and boys of primary school age with oncological diseases

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. Psychologists working with children in oncology departments of medical institutions note differences in the emotional response of boys and girls to the situation of severe treatment and prolonged hospitalization. Objective. To identify the features of the emotional spheres of girls and boys in primary school age with oncological diseases. Hypotheses. Children with oncological diseases have features of the emotional sphere compared to their healthy peers. These features include increased anxiety, a tendency towards depressive states and asthenia. There are also differences between girls and boys with oncological diseases, with boys more prone to neurotic states and the manifestation of defensive aggression, and girls being more likely to experience depression. Methods and materials. Empirical research was conducted on a sample of students at the «We Teach/ They Learn» Project of Hospital Schools, Russian Children's Clinical Hospital and National Medical Research Center of Oncology named after N.N. Blokhin. The study involved 40 children of primary school age, including 20 children with cancer and 20 children without chronic somatic diseases. The following methods were used: CMAS Scale (adapted by A.M. Prihozhan) for apparent anxiety, projective technique “Drawing a Non-Existent Animal” (M.Z. Dukarevich), the projective technique “Houses” (by O.A. Orekhova), the Hands test (E. Wagner). Results. The data obtained showed that boys with cancer were significantly more likely to experience feelings of loneliness, neurotic and defensive aggression than boys without cancer, while girls with cancer had lower levels of anxiety and a tendency towards depression. Conclusions. Boys and girls in primary school age aged with cancer differ in their emotional indicators.

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Keywords: children, primary school age, cancer, anxiety, aggression, depressive states

Journal rubric: Empirical Research

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2025140405

Acknowledgements. We thank the representatives of the «We Teach / They Learn» Project of Hospital Schools for their help in organizing the collection of empirical material for research.

Received 05.04.2025

Revised 01.11.2025

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For citation: Brilliantova, A.A., Kurtanova, Yu.E., Krundysheva, T.V. (2025). Emotional characteristics of girls and boys of primary school age with oncological diseases. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 14(4), 69–89. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2025140405

© Brilliantova A.A., Kurtanova Yu.E., Krundysheva T.V., 2025

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Information About the Authors

Anastasiya A. Brilliantova, MA in Psychology, Master of psychology , Psychologist, «We Teach/They Learn» Project of Hospital Schools, Teacher, Department of Special Psychology and Rehabilitation, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1791-846X, e-mail: rovnova.anastasiya@yandex.ru

Yulia E. Kurtanova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Head of the Department of Special Psychology and Rehabilitation, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8283-4874, e-mail: ulia.kurtanova@yandex.ru

Tatiana V. Krundysheva, Master’s Student, Department of Special Psychology and Rehabilitation, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8862-7704, e-mail: tvk181@yandex.ru

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The authors contributed equally to the research, data analysis, and preparation of this manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Written informed consent for participation in this study was obtained from the legal guardians / next of kin of the participants).

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