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

TY - JOUR

T1 - Illness representations and coping as predictors of emotional well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

AU - Edgar, K. A.

AU - Skinner, T. C.

PY - 2003/10/1

Y1 - 2003/10/1

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Adolescents

KW - Coping

KW - Diabetes

KW - Illness representations

KW - Well-being

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0141428933&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg039

DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg039

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 12968040

AN - SCOPUS:0141428933

SN - 0146-8693

VL - 28

SP - 485

EP - 493

JO - Journal of Pediatric Psychology

JF - Journal of Pediatric Psychology

IS - 7

ER -