Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1983
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Graduate Nursing
First Advisor
Carol J. Peterson
Abstract
The focus of this study is on adolescents who have diabetes mellitus and their adjustment to that disease. This study explores the relationship between adolescent adjustment to diabetes mellitus and the parent-child relationship. Erik Erikson's Theory of Cognitive Development served as the theoretical framework for the study. The study utilized descriptive methodology. Data was collected using Child's Attitude Toward Mother Scale and Child's Attitude Toward Father Scale, the Diabetic Adjustment Scale, and a researcher developed structured'interview. The study population was ten families each with a diabetic adolescent for the study. Individual case scores and correlation statistics were used to describe the data. A limitation of the study was use of a small, non-random sample. Results of the study indicated that if the adolescent experienced problems adjusting to diabetes mellitus, as measured tpy a score on the Diabetic Adjustment Scale, there were problems in the adolescent's relationship with his or her parent.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Diabetes in children
Parent and child
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
74
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
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Recommended Citation
Demos, Ann M., "An Exploration of the Relationship between Adolescent Adjustment to Diabetes Mellitus and Parent-Child Relationship Problems" (1983). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 663.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/663