title: Coparenting in relation to children's psychosocial and diabetes-specific adjustment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the potential utility of a general and diabetes-specific measure of coparenting by evaluating linkages between coparenting and both the psychosocial and medical adjustment of children with type 1 diabetes (TID).
  
  
  METHODS
  Mothers and fathers of children (ages 8-12 years; n=61) with TID completed questionnaires including measures of general and diabetes-specific coparenting, and children's internalizing and externalizing problems. Medical adjustment included parent-reported diabetes management behaviors, children's self-reported diabetes quality of life (QOL), and metabolic control (HbA1c) assessed during clinic appointments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Coparenting conflict around general child rearing tasks was significantly related to children's internalizing and externalizing problems. Diabetes-specific coparenting conflict was linked to poorer diabetes management behaviors and children's reports of poorer diabetes-specific quality of life, but not HbA1c.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant findings offer preliminary support for the inclusion of coparenting assessments among children with TID and warrant further exploration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada. Mor.Barzel@albertahealthservices.ca
authors.forename: Mor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barzel
authors.forename: Graham J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin