Diabetic children and their parents: personality correlates of metabolic control

Olof Rydén; L Nevander; Per Johnsson; Lena Westbom; Sture Sjöblad

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11411.x

Diabetic children and their parents: personality correlates of metabolic control

Olof Rydén, L Nevander, Per Johnsson, Lena Westbom, Sture Sjöblad

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Test measures of field-dependence-independence and impulsiveness-control were obtained from two groups of diabetic children and their parents, the children being in optimal (O, n = 12) or poor (P. n = 27) metabolic control and, according to the judgment of clinicians, showing optimal or poor psychological adaptation. Children of the O-group scored lower in impulsiveness and higher in realistic functioning than those of the P-group. Differences which parallelled these were found between the two groups of fathers. The P-group fathers were decidedly more field-dependent than their wives, while the opposite was found for the O-group. Group differences of the kind obtained were seen as possible determinants of disturbed family interaction or emotional stress in the child in the P-group and of autonomy and self-reliance in the child in the O-group. It is concluded that the role of fathers of diabetic children has been underestimated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1204-1212
Journal	Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica
Volume	79
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11411.x
Publication status	Published - 1990

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juvenile diabetes mellitus
psychosocial factors
IDDM
personality
family

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Diabetic children and their parents: personality correlates of metabolic control

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