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Illness representations and coping as predictors of emotional well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Illness representations and coping as predictors of emotional well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Illness representations and coping as predictors of emotional well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Objectives: To test whether coping acts to mediate the relationships between illness representations and emotional well-being in adolescents with diabetes. Methods: Seventy adolescents between 11 and 18 years of age were asked to complete the Diabetes Illness Representations Questionnaire (DIRQ), the Well-being Questionnaire, and the Kidcope.
Results: Perceived impact, identity, and cognitive restructuring were significant independent predictors for depressive symptomatology. For anxiety, perceived impact and identity were significant predictors, and for positive emotional well-being, treatment effectiveness to control diabetes was the only significant predictor. Multiple regression analyses indicated that coping did not mediate the association between illness representations and positive emotional well-being.
Conclusions: Perceived impact was consistently associated with participants' indices of negative emotional well-being. Contrary to the hypothesized model, coping did not mediate the association between illness representations and emotional well-being in this sample.
diabetes, adolescents, coping, well-being, illness representations
0146-8693
485-493
Edgar, K.A.
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Skinner, T.C.
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Edgar, K.A.
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Skinner, T.C.
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Edgar, K.A. and Skinner, T.C. (2003) Illness representations and coping as predictors of emotional well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28 (7), 485-493.

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Objectives: To test whether coping acts to mediate the relationships between illness representations and emotional well-being in adolescents with diabetes. Methods: Seventy adolescents between 11 and 18 years of age were asked to complete the Diabetes Illness Representations Questionnaire (DIRQ), the Well-being Questionnaire, and the Kidcope.
Results: Perceived impact, identity, and cognitive restructuring were significant independent predictors for depressive symptomatology. For anxiety, perceived impact and identity were significant predictors, and for positive emotional well-being, treatment effectiveness to control diabetes was the only significant predictor. Multiple regression analyses indicated that coping did not mediate the association between illness representations and positive emotional well-being.
Conclusions: Perceived impact was consistently associated with participants' indices of negative emotional well-being. Contrary to the hypothesized model, coping did not mediate the association between illness representations and emotional well-being in this sample.

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Published date: 2003
Keywords: diabetes, adolescents, coping, well-being, illness representations

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Local EPrints ID: 18217
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/18217
ISSN: 0146-8693
PURE UUID: e3ac78a5-5ae7-449a-a24f-c57b75df343a

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Date deposited: 23 Jan 2006
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 20:25

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Author: K.A. Edgar
Author: T.C. Skinner

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