Diabetic Adolescents and their Families: Stress, Coping, and Adaptation

by Inge Seiffge-Krenke

• ISBN13: 9780521792004
• ISBN10: 0521792002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Diabetic Adolescents and Their Families presents an innovative approach to the study of coping with chronic illness by focusing on the developmental context in its description of a longitudinal study of families with a diabetic adolescent. Inge Seiffge-Krenke considers perspectives of the ill adolescents, their parents, and the physicians treating them. Highlighted topics include typical stressors, individual and family coping strategies and psychosocial consequences associated with diabetes. The author also examines the changes that occur in adolescents' self-concept and body image and analyzes the relationships with parents, physicians, friends, and romantic partners as sources of support and stress. Numerous case studies illustrate the difficulty of balancing normative development and adherence to the therapeutic regimen. By integrating clinical concerns and fundamental findings of developmental psychology, this book provides a significant contribution to the study of adolescent health psychology.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Stuart T. Hauser
Preface	xv
Epidemiology of Chronic Illnesses in Adolescence	1	(8)
Coping with Illness in Adolescence: An Overview of Research from the Past 25 Years	9	(16)
Coping with Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study	25	(17)
Knowledge of the Illness, Compliance, and Patient-Physician Relationships	42	(21)
Self-Concept, Body Image, and Perceived Health	63	(21)
Adolescent, Parental, and Family Coping with Stressors	84	(34)
Chronic Illness and the Family: The Perspectives of Mothers, Fathers, and Siblings	118	(48)
Friendships, Romantic Relationships, School, and Career	166	(37)
Successful Adaptation or the Development of Psychopathology?	203	(29)
Pathways for Resolving the Dilemma between Developmental Progression and Adaptation to the Illness	232	(27)
Implications for Prevention and Intervention	259	(22)
References	281	(38)
Index	319