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Eating disorders and eating problems among adolescents with type 1 diabetes: exploring relationships with temperament
Vasileia Grylli1, Andrea Hafferl-Gattermayer, Gudrun Wagner
1University Clinic of Neuropsychiatry of Childhood and Adolescence, Vienna, Austria.
Objective:
To determine temperament and character among adolescents with type 1 diabetes with and without disordered eating.
Method:
A clinical sample of 199 adolescents from multiple centers with a mean age of 14.1 (SD, 2.5) years were screened and diagnosed for eating disorders. Assessed were temperament and character as conceptualized by Cloninger, glycemic control, and depression.
Results:
Adolescent patients with clinical eating disorders or subthreshold eating problems had significantly higher mean scores in harm avoidance and lower mean scores in self-directedness. Harm avoidance remained significant even after controlling for depressive pathology.
Discussion:
This study is the first to show evidence that among youths (in particular, girls) with type 1 diabetes, there is an association between low self-directedness, high harm avoidance, and the presence of eating, weight, and shape pathology. For these particular youths, important implications for clinical practice are outlined.
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