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Title
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Diabetes-specific friend support in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes : does satisfaction with support matter?
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Abstract
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| Youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) must adhere to a complex treatment regimen to prevent health complications. Friends may provide diabetes-specific support to help youth manage diabetes, but evidence on whether youth benefit from diabetes-specific friend support is inconclusive. The present study first investigated whether satisfaction with friend support was linked to psychological distress and diabetes management. Second, it was investigated whether self-esteem mediated these relations. To this end, 324 Dutch-speaking emerging adults (17-28 years) with T1D completed questionnaires on diabetes-specific friend support, self-esteem, diabetes-specific distress, depressive symptoms, and self-care. HbA1c values were obtained from patients' physicians. Receiving diabetes-specific support from friends was associated with more diabetes-specific distress, but not for youth who were satisfied with the received support. Diabetes-specific friend support was not associated with other outcomes. Self-esteem did not mediate these relations. These results suggest that associations between diabetes-specific friend support and diabetes management are limited and that support satisfaction should be taken into consideration when examining the role of friend support for youth with T1D. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Journal of behavioral medicine. - New York, N.Y., 1978, currens
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Publication
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New York, N.Y.
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Plenum Press
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2021
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ISSN
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0160-7715
[print]
1573-3521
[online]
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DOI
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10.1007/S10865-021-00211-3
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Volume/pages
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44
(2021)
, p. 402-411
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ISI
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000625913700001
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Pubmed ID
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33677767
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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