Abstract
Objective: To examine the association of adolescent and parent diabetes distress with perceived consequences, dietary self-efficacy, and discrepancies in diabetes family responsibility, in type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Methods: 203 adolescents with T1D, aged 12–18, and their parents completed self-report questionnaires cross-sectionally.
Results: Higher HbA1c, greater perceived negative consequences of diabetes, and reduced self-efficacy predicted adolescent diabetes distress. Higher HbA1c predicted parental diabetes distress, as did diabetes family responsibility disagreements when both family members claimed responsibility, and parents' perception of reduced adolescent self-efficacy.
Conclusion: Dietary self-efficacy and perceived negative consequences of diabetes are important factors to consider in assessing and managing adolescent diabetes distress. Perceptions of family responsibility for self-care tasks and parental confidence in adolescents' self-management have implications for parental diabetes distress. Clinical implications support long-held recommendations of taking a family-perspective of T1D care.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 74 (2013) |
Pages (from-to) | 334-339 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Psychosomatic Research |
Volume | 74 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Distress
- Parent
- Responsibility
- Self-efficacy
- Type 1 diabetes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Applied Psychology
- Clinical Psychology