TY - JOUR
KW - children with diabetes
KW - Coping strategies
KW - emotional well being
KW - fathers
KW - gender effect
KW - mothers
KW - problem solving
AU - Marina Beléndez
AB - The impact of caring for a child with diabetes seems to be different for fathers and mothers. This study examined the differences in coping strategies and emotional well-being between mothers and fathers of children with diabetes as well as the association between certain coping strategies and parents  well-being. One hundred and three mothers and 63 fathers of children and adolescents with type I diabetes completed questionnaires en their coping strategies and emotional well-being. There was a significant gender effect in the use of coping strategies. Mothers were mere likely than fathers to seek social support, to use planful problem-solving and express negative emotions. For fathers, emotional expression and wishful thinking were associated with well-being. Among women, the expression of negative emotions was negatively associated with well-being. Results reveal the importance of assessing parents  emotional well-being and exploring their coping styles in order to detect maladaptive strategies.
IS - 2-3
M3 - Journal article
N2 - The impact of caring for a child with diabetes seems to be different for fathers and mothers. This study examined the differences in coping strategies and emotional well-being between mothers and fathers of children with diabetes as well as the association between certain coping strategies and parents  well-being. One hundred and three mothers and 63 fathers of children and adolescents with type I diabetes completed questionnaires en their coping strategies and emotional well-being. There was a significant gender effect in the use of coping strategies. Mothers were mere likely than fathers to seek social support, to use planful problem-solving and express negative emotions. For fathers, emotional expression and wishful thinking were associated with well-being. Among women, the expression of negative emotions was negatively associated with well-being. Results reveal the importance of assessing parents  emotional well-being and exploring their coping styles in order to detect maladaptive strategies.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2012
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 177
EP - 186
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Coping strategies and well-being in parents of children with diabetes: Gender differences
VL - 18
ER -