title: Personality, personal model beliefs, and self-care in adolescents and young adults with Type 1 diabetes.
abstract: This study compared 3 models of association between personality, personal model beliefs, and self-care in a cross-sectional design. These models were as follows: (a) Emotional stability determines self-care indirectly through personal model beliefs, and conscientiousness is a direct predictor of self-care; (b) emotional stability determines self-care indirectly through personal model beliefs, and conscientiousness moderates the association between beliefs and self-care; (c) both emotional stability and conscientiousness determine self-care indirectly through personal model beliefs. Participants (N = 358, aged 12-30 years) with Type 1 diabetes completed measures of personality, personal model beliefs, and self-care. Structural equation modeling indicated that Model C was the best fit to the data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Bath, United Kingdom. t.c.skinner@bath.ac.uk
authors.forename: T Chas
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hampson
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fife-Schaw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires