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Depression and parenting in youth with type 1 diabetes: Are general and diabetes-specific parenting behaviors associated with depressive symptoms over a 2-year period?

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To examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of general parenting style and diabetes-specific parenting behaviors with depression in youth with type 1 diabetes. Participants (n = 390) completed self-report measures of depression at baseline and 2-year follow-up, general parenting style at baseline, and diabetes-specific parenting (conflict, task involvement, and collaborative involvement) at baseline and every 6 months. Logistic regression examined associations of parenting with depression at baseline and 2-year follow-up. A less authoritative parenting style, lower parent collaborative involvement, and greater diabetes-related conflict were associated with baseline depression in the model simultaneously including all parenting variables and covariates. Lower parent collaborative involvement and higher diabetes-related conflict were associated with depression at 2-year follow-up, adjusting for baseline depression and covariates. Parent task involvement was not associated with depression at either time. Findings suggest a protective role of parenting in reducing the risk of depression in youth with type 1 diabetes.

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This research was funded by the intramural research program of the NIH, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contract #s N01-HD-3-3360, N01-HD-4-3363, N01-HD-4-3362, N01-HD-4-3361, and N01-HD-4-3364.

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    Katherine W. Dempster, Aiyi Liu & Tonja R. Nansel

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Dempster, K.W., Liu, A. & Nansel, T.R. Depression and parenting in youth with type 1 diabetes: Are general and diabetes-specific parenting behaviors associated with depressive symptoms over a 2-year period?. J Behav Med 42, 842–850 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00011-w

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