Table V.
Peer Relationships: Participants’ Understandings and Experiences (Examples)
| Age (years) | Sex | Diagnosis | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer relationships | |||
| 12 | F | JIA | Friends, or if you sat out in gym class … like what they would think of you … |
| 13 | F | JIA | People that make you nervous, I guess … feel funny or something. |
| 14 | F | Pain | Friends, how others view you. |
| 15 | F | Pain | I really care what people think. I’m always like “oh, what are they thinking about me?” |
| 16 | F | JIA | Friendship and how other people see you. |
| 16 | F | Pain | I kind of keep to myself, ‘cause I think everyone else is just too much drama for me. |
| 16 | F | JIA | I’m quiet, but I don’t have trouble making friends. |
| 16 | M | Pain | I’m not exactly the social butterfly. I don’t have a lot of friends. |
| 18 | F | JIA | I tend to like people who are a little older than me … I’m a bit more introverted than my usual peers. |
Note. JIA = juvenile idiopathic arthritis.