Disentangling the roles of parental monitoring and family conflict in adolescents' management of type 1 diabetes.
Samantha A CarreonClarissa S HolmesRusan ChenKathryn MaherElizabeth RobinsonRandi StreisandPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2012)
Elevated family conflict and less parental monitoring are risk factors for poorer glycemic control, and diabetes self-care is one mediator linking these variables. Interventions to promote parental monitoring of diabetes management during early adolescence may benefit from emphasizing strategies to prevent or reduce family conflict.