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Maternal parenting style and adjustment in adolescents with type I diabetes
Jorie M Butler1, Michelle Skinner, Donna Gelfand
1Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East, Room #502, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. jorie.butler@psych.utah.edu
Objective:
To investigate the cross-sectional relationship between maternal parenting style and indicators of well-being among adolescents with diabetes.
Methods:
Seventy-eight adolescents (ages 11.58-17.42 years, M = 14.21) with type 1 diabetes and their mothers separately reported perceptions of maternal parenting style. Adolescents reported their own depressed mood, self-efficacy for managing diabetes, and diabetes regimen adherence.
Results:
Adolescents' perceptions of maternal psychological control were associated with greater depressed mood regardless of age and gender. Firm control was strongly associated with greater depressed mood and poorer self-efficacy among older adolescents, less strongly among younger adolescents. Adolescents' perceptions of maternal acceptance were associated with less depressed mood, particularly for girls and with better self-efficacy for diabetes management, particularly for older adolescents and girls. Maternal reports of acceptance were associated only with adherence.
Conclusions:
Maternal parenting style is associated with well-being in adolescents with diabetes, but this association is complex and moderated by age and gender.
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