TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender differences in adherence to type 1 diabetes management across adolescence
T2 - The mediating role of depression
AU - Korbel, Carolyn D.
AU - Wiebe, Deborah J.
AU - Berg, Cynthia A.
AU - Palmer, Debra L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was generously supported by a grant from the Primary Children’s Medical Center Research Foundation. This study partially fulfilled the requirements for the master’s thesis of Carolyn D. Korbel, who thanks Deborah Wiebe, Cynthia Berg, and Timothy Smith for their guidance as thesis committee members. Portions of these data were presented at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This study examined whether gender differences in adherence and metabolic control among adolescents with type 1 diabetes are mediated by depression. In a sample of 127 adolescents with type 1 diabetes (ages 10 to 15 years), gender interacted with age to predict symptoms of depression and adherence, but did not interact to predict metabolic control. Among girls, age was associated with higher depression and poorer adherence; among boys, age-related associations were weaker or in the opposite direction. Moderated mediation analyses revealed that depression partially mediated the Gender x Age interaction predicting adherence. Clinical implications of viewing depression as a risk factor for poor diabetes management among adolescent females are discussed.
AB - This study examined whether gender differences in adherence and metabolic control among adolescents with type 1 diabetes are mediated by depression. In a sample of 127 adolescents with type 1 diabetes (ages 10 to 15 years), gender interacted with age to predict symptoms of depression and adherence, but did not interact to predict metabolic control. Among girls, age was associated with higher depression and poorer adherence; among boys, age-related associations were weaker or in the opposite direction. Moderated mediation analyses revealed that depression partially mediated the Gender x Age interaction predicting adherence. Clinical implications of viewing depression as a risk factor for poor diabetes management among adolescent females are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/02739610701316936
DO - 10.1080/02739610701316936
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34249732558
SN - 0273-9615
VL - 36
SP - 83
EP - 98
JO - Children's Health Care
JF - Children's Health Care
IS - 1
ER -