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Per Johnsson psykologi samhällsvetenskapliga institutionen

Per Johnsson

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Per Johnsson psykologi samhällsvetenskapliga institutionen

Diabetic children and their parents: personality correlates of metabolic control

Author

  • Olof Rydén
  • L Nevander
  • Per Johnsson
  • Lena Westbom
  • Sture Sjöblad

Summary, in English

Test measures of field-dependence-independence and impulsiveness-control were obtained from two groups of diabetic children and their parents, the children being in optimal (O, n = 12) or poor (P. n = 27) metabolic control and, according to the judgment of clinicians, showing optimal or poor psychological adaptation. Children of the O-group scored lower in impulsiveness and higher in realistic functioning than those of the P-group. Differences which parallelled these were found between the two groups of fathers. The P-group fathers were decidedly more field-dependent than their wives, while the opposite was found for the O-group. Group differences of the kind obtained were seen as possible determinants of disturbed family interaction or emotional stress in the child in the P-group and of autonomy and self-reliance in the child in the O-group. It is concluded that the role of fathers of diabetic children has been underestimated.

Department/s

  • Department of Psychology
  • Paediatrics (Lund)

Publishing year

1990

Language

English

Pages

1204-1212

Publication/Series

Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica

Volume

79

Issue

12

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Pediatrics

Keywords

  • juvenile diabetes mellitus
  • psychosocial factors
  • IDDM
  • personality
  • family

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0001-656X