Chronic illnesses and medical conditions present millions of children and adolescents with
significant stress that is associated with risk for emotional and behavioral problems and …

The recent literature on self‐report measures of coping reactions and strategies is reviewed
and critically evaluated. Most of the coping research has focused on assessing several basic …

A substantial research base developed over the past 30 years provides evidence for the
significant role of psychosocial factors in the management of T1D in children and …

OBJECTIVE To describe a new measure of psychosocial adjustment specific to diabetes, the
Problem Areas in Diabetes Survey (PAID), and to present initial information on its reliability …

Alan M Delamatera, Maartje de Witb, Vincent McDarbyc, Jamil Malikd and Carlo L Acerinie
aDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; …

Evidence suggests that stressful experiences might affect diabetes, in terms of both its onset
and its exacerbation. In this article, the authors review some of this evidence and consider …

OBJECTIVE—To review key advances in the behavioral science literature related to
psychosocial issues and therapies for persons with diabetes, to discuss barriers to research …

Over the past decade, there has been a major increase in behavioral diabetes research.
This review focuses on 6 areas: self-treatment, psychosocial impact, diabetes-specific …

OBJECTIVE Quality of life is an important criterion for assessing outcomes of treatment in
chronic illness related to psychosocial well-being. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

Background Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) must cope with the ongoing stress of
treatment management, so it is important to identify the most adaptive coping strategies …