Alon Goldberg1, Hadas Wiseman2. 1. University of Haifa, Faculty of Education, Department of Counseling and Human Development, Haifa, Israel. Electronic address: goldbergim@gmail.com. 2. University of Haifa, Faculty of Education, Department of Counseling and Human Development, Haifa, Israel.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This study examines parental sense of coherence (SOC) as a resource to health and well-being among adolescents with diabetes. METHOD: Participants were recruited by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and a major pediatric diabetes clinic. Parents of 75 adolescents with type 1 diabetes completed the SOC Questionnaire. Parents and adolescents completed questionnaires regarding the child's physical health, disease self-management, and behavioral problems. Parents and physicians reported adolescent's HbA1c level. RESULTS: Results showed that parents' SOC was positively correlated to adolescents' physical health and negatively to internalizing problems. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the place of parents in the wellness of adolescents with disease and provide a basis for interventions that enhance adolescents' health and psychological adjustment.
INTRODUCTION: This study examines parental sense of coherence (SOC) as a resource to health and well-being among adolescents with diabetes. METHOD:Participants were recruited by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and a major pediatric diabetes clinic. Parents of 75 adolescents with type 1 diabetes completed the SOC Questionnaire. Parents and adolescents completed questionnaires regarding the child's physical health, disease self-management, and behavioral problems. Parents and physicians reported adolescent's HbA1c level. RESULTS: Results showed that parents' SOC was positively correlated to adolescents' physical health and negatively to internalizing problems. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the place of parents in the wellness of adolescents with disease and provide a basis for interventions that enhance adolescents' health and psychological adjustment.