ERIC Number: EJ955583
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 10
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Psychosocial Predictors of Diabetes Management
DePalma, Mary T.; Rollison, Julia; Camporese, Matthew
American Journal of Health Behavior, v35 n2 p209-218 Mar 2011
Objective: To investigate whether a perception of responsibility for disease onset and self-blame might influence disease management in people with diabetes. Methods: Our survey assessed perceived responsibility for disease onset, self-blame, anger, social support, and disease management in a sample of 46 individuals with diabetes. Results: As perceptions of responsibility for disease onset increased, so did trait anger. Increases in trait anger were associated with increases in self-blame and negative social support, which were associated with the self-report of poorer disease management. Conclusions: Perceptions of responsibility and subsequent anger, self-blame, and negative social support may interfere with effective diabetes management.
Descriptors: Diabetes, Psychological Patterns, Predictor Variables, Diseases, Investigations, Self Control, Self Management, Surveys, Disease Control, Perception, Social Support Groups, Correlation, Health Behavior, Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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