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Abstract An Exploration of the Relationship between Adolescent Adjustment To Diabetes Mellitus and Parent-Child Relationship Problems Ann M. Demos 1983 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 by a score on the Diabetic Ajustment Scale, there were problems in the adolescent’s relationship with his or her parent.
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