Role of parenting style in achieving metabolic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Maayan Shorer, Ravit David, Michal Schoenberg-Taz, Ifat Levavi-Lavi, Moshe Phillip, Joseph Meyerovitch, Maayan Shorer, Ravit David, Michal Schoenberg-Taz, Ifat Levavi-Lavi, Moshe Phillip, Joseph Meyerovitch

Abstract

Objective: To examine the role of parenting style in achieving metabolic control and treatment adherence in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Research design and methods: Parents of 100 adolescents with type 1 diabetes completed assessments of their parenting style and sense of helplessness. Parents and patients rated patient adherence to the treatment regimen. Glycemic control was evaluated by HbA(1c) values.

Results: An authoritative paternal parenting style predicted better glycemic control and adherence in the child; a permissive maternal parenting style predicted poor adherence. A higher sense of helplessness in both parents predicted worse glycemic control and lesser adherence to treatment. Parental sense of helplessness was a significant predictor of diabetes control after correcting for other confounders (patient age, sex, and treatment method).

Conclusions: An authoritative nonhelpless parenting style is associated with better diabetes control in adolescents. Paternal involvement is important in adolescent diabetes management. These results have implications for psychological interventions.

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