Caccavale Laura J, Weaver Patrick, Chen Rusan, Streisand Randi, Holmes Clarissa S
Virginia Commonwealth University, Georgetown University, and Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Georgetown University, and Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2015 Jun;40(5):500-8. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu113. Epub 2015 Jan 17.
Youth with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) from single-parent families have poorer glycemic control; a finding confounded with socioeconomic status (SES). Family density (FD), or youth:adult ratio, may better characterize family risk status.
Structural equation modeling assessed the relation of single-parent status, SES, and FD to parenting stress, diabetes-related conflict, parental monitoring, adherence, and glycemic control using cross-sectional parent and youth data (n = 257).
Single-parent status exhibited similar relations as SES and was removed. Lower FD was associated with better glycemic control (β = -.29, p = .014) via less conflict (β = .17, p = .038) and greater adherence (β = -.54, p < .001).
Beyond SES, FD plays a significant role in adherence and glycemic control via diabetes-related conflict. In contrast, the effects of single-parent status were indistinguishable from those of SES. FD provides distinct information related to adolescent glycemic control.
来自单亲家庭的1型糖尿病(T1D)青少年血糖控制较差;这一发现与社会经济地位(SES)混淆。家庭密度(FD),即青少年与成年人的比例,可能更能体现家庭风险状况。
采用横断面的父母和青少年数据(n = 257),通过结构方程模型评估单亲状况、SES和FD与育儿压力、糖尿病相关冲突、父母监督、依从性和血糖控制之间的关系。
单亲状况与SES表现出相似的关系,因此被排除。较低的FD通过较少的冲突(β = .17,p = .038)和更高的依从性(β = -.54,p < .001)与更好的血糖控制相关(β = -.29,p = .014)。
除了SES,FD通过与糖尿病相关的冲突在依从性和血糖控制中发挥重要作用。相比之下,单亲状况的影响与SES的影响难以区分。FD提供了与青少年血糖控制相关的独特信息。