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Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

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Authoritative Parenting, Parenting Stress, and Self-Care in Pre-Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Authors: Maureen Monaghan, Ivor B. Horn, Vanessa Alvarez, Fran R. Cogen, Randi Streisand

Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | Issue 3/2012

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Parent involvement in type 1 diabetes (T1DM) care leads to improved adherence; however, the manner in which parents approach illness management interactions with children must also be considered. It was hypothesized that greater use of an authoritative parenting style and less parenting stress would be associated with greater behavioral adherence and better metabolic control. Ninety-five primary caregivers of preadolescents (ages 8–11) with T1DM completed questionnaires assessing parenting style, pediatric parenting stress, and child behavioral adherence. Caregivers primarily self-identified as using an authoritative parenting style. Greater authoritative parenting was associated with greater behavioral adherence and less difficulty with pediatric parenting stress; no differences in metabolic control were observed. Greater engagement in authoritative parenting behaviors may contribute to increased age-appropriate child behavioral adherence and less pediatric parenting stress. Interventions highlighting diabetes-specific authoritative parenting techniques may enhance health outcomes and improve overall family functioning.

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Title: Authoritative Parenting, Parenting Stress, and Self-Care in Pre-Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: Maureen Monaghan
Ivor B. Horn
Vanessa Alvarez
Fran R. Cogen
Randi Streisand
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1068-9583
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3572
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-011-9284-x

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