10.1184/R1/6614795.v1 Vicki Helgeson Vicki Helgeson Dorothy Becker Dorothy Becker Oscar Escobar Oscar Escobar Linda Siminerio Linda Siminerio Families with children with diabetes: implications of parent stress for parent and child health. Carnegie Mellon University 2012 Adolescent Adult Child Child Welfare Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Family Female Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Mental Health Parent-Child Relations Parents Questionnaires Self Care Stress Psychological 2012-05-01 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Families_with_children_with_diabetes_implications_of_parent_stress_for_parent_and_child_health_/6614795 <p>OBJECTIVE: To examine the relation of parent stress to parent mental health and child mental and physical health.</p> <p>METHODS: We interviewed children with type 1 diabetes (nā€‰=ā€‰132; mean age 12 years) annually for 5 years and had one parent complete a questionnaire at each assessment. Parents completed measures of general life stress, stress related to caring for a child with diabetes, benefit finding, and mental health. Child outcomes were depressive symptoms, self-care behavior, and glycemic control. Multilevel modeling was used to examine concurrent and longitudinal relations.</p> <p>RESULTS: Greater parent general stress and greater parent diabetes-specific stress were associated with poorer parent mental health. Overall, greater parent general stress was associated with poorer child outcomes, whereas greater parent diabetes-specific stress was associated with better child outcomes.</p> <p>CONCLUSIONS: Families with high levels of general life stress should be identified as they are at risk for both poor parent and child health outcomes.</p>