Modeling and reinforcement of the sick role during childhood predicts adult illness behavior

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Sick Role 100%
• Illness Behavior 82%
• Psychology Reinforcement 63%
• Neuroticism 56%
• Cold Temperature 32%
• Social Learning 17%
• Dysmenorrhea 14%
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome 13%
• Child Health 11%
• Physical Examination 10%
• Parents 8%
• Regression Analysis 7%
• Demography 7%
• Physicians 7%
• Delivery of Health Care 7%
• Child 5%

Social Sciences

• reinforcement 57%
• illness 47%
• neuroticism 43%
• childhood 40%
• disability 27%
• day care 11%
• Child health 10%
• social learning 9%
• complaint 9%
• regression analysis 8%
• physician 7%
• health care 7%
• examination 5%
• questionnaire 5%