Date of Award
1-1-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Psychology
First Advisor
Aaron A. Lee
Second Advisor
Aaron A. Lee
Third Advisor
Laura J. Dixon
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Adults with diabetes frequently experience diabetes related distress which is associated with negative health outcomes. Family members are commonly involved in patients’ diabetes self-management. However, family involvement can have harmful and/or helpful effects on patients’ diabetes outcomes. Difficulties in regulating emotions may play a role in patients’ interactions with family members and experience of diabetes distress. This study examined the role of emotion regulation and type of family involvement in diabetes distress among 370 adults with type 2 diabetes. Two separate three-step sequential linear regression models were used to test the main and interactive effects of harmful and helpful family involvement and emotion regulation on diabetes distress. There were significant main effects of emotion regulation (B = 0.02, SE = 0.00, 95% CI [0.01, 0.02], p <.001) and harmful family involvement (B = 0.42, SE = 0.08, 95% CI [0.26, 0.58], p < .001) on diabetes distress. Emotion regulation did not moderate the relationship of harmful (B = -0.01, SE = 0.00, 95% CI [-0.01, 0.00], p = .403) and helpful (B = 0.00, SE = 0.00, 95% CI [-0.01, 0.00], p = .148) family involvement on diabetes distress. Difficulties in emotion regulation may play a key role in patients’ diabetes distress – regardless of type of family involvement.
Recommended Citation
Leukel, Patric Justin, "The Influence of Emotion Regulation and Family Involvement on Diabetes Distress among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2023.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2023