Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Public Health, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus Street 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Research Institute, Faculty of Public Health, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus Street 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 18;18(6):3117. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063117.
The functioning of the parents' emotional sphere is very important to a child's mental and physical health. This study focused on investigating the association between mothers' emotional intelligence (EI) and paediatric type I diabetes (T1DM) disease management in their children. We hypothesized that mothers' EI is associated with T1DM outcomes. Mothers of children with T1DM aged 6-12 years were surveyed. One hundred and thirty-four mothers, the main caregivers of their diabetic children, provided measures of EI and completed a demographic questionnaire. The primary indicator of diabetes management was haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c; the main form of glycosylated haemoglobin). EI scales and subscales were associated with glycaemic management indices. Logistic regression analysis was applied for the assessment of the association between parents' EI and their paediatric with T1DM disease management. The analysis demonstrated a statistically significant correlation between T1DM management and mothers' ability to understand and control own emotions, to transform their own negative emotions into positive and to control own negative emotions. Mothers' EI scales and subscales of understanding and regulating their own emotions, subscales of transforming their own negative emotions into positive ones and controlling their own negative emotions were statistically reliable predictors of glycaemic control in children with T1DM.
父母的情绪状态对孩子的身心健康非常重要。本研究旨在调查母亲的情绪智力（EI）与儿童 1 型糖尿病（T1DM）疾病管理之间的关系。我们假设母亲的 EI 与 T1DM 结局有关。对年龄在 6-12 岁的 T1DM 患儿的母亲进行了调查。134 名患儿的母亲作为患儿的主要照顾者，提供了 EI 方面的测量结果，并完成了一份人口统计问卷。糖尿病管理的主要指标是糖化血红蛋白 A1c（HbA1c；糖化血红蛋白的主要形式）。EI 量表和分量表与血糖管理指标相关。应用逻辑回归分析评估父母 EI 与他们患有 T1DM 疾病管理的儿童之间的关联。分析表明，T1DM 管理与母亲理解和控制自己情绪的能力、将自己的负面情绪转化为积极情绪以及控制自己的负面情绪之间存在统计学上的显著相关性。母亲理解和调节自己情绪的 EI 量表和分量表、将自己的负面情绪转化为积极情绪的分量表以及控制自己的负面情绪的分量表是儿童 T1DM 血糖控制的可靠预测指标。
