Pathways From Emotional Adjustment to Glycemic Control in Youths With Diabetes in Hong Kong (original) (raw)

2000, Journal of Pediatric Psychology

mary aims, both related to current gaps in the literature. The first aim was to examine risk variables for emotional distress in the Hong Kong Chinese pediatric diabetes population. Much of what is known about adjustment to chronic illness in youths is based on information from Western samples. The second aim was to investigate the pathway from emotional adjustment to glycemic control. Whereas it has been documented that nonadherent youths show emotional and behavioral problems (e.g., Kovacs, Goldston, Obrosky, & Iyengar, 1992), there is less information about how

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