title: Friendship and romantic relationships among emerging adults with and without type 1 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine whether friendship and romantic relationships of emerging adults with type 1 diabetes differed from those of a comparison group, and to determine whether these relationships were associated with psychological and diabetes health outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  High school seniors with (n = 122) and without (n = 118) type 1 diabetes were assessed annually for 3 years. Friend and romantic relationship variables, psychological distress, life satisfaction, eating disturbances, and, for those with diabetes, diabetes outcomes were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Those with diabetes reported less friend support but similar friend conflict compared with controls. Aspects of romantic relationships and friend relationships were associated with health outcomes, but there were more effects involving romantic relationships. On some indices, romantic support was more beneficial for controls and romantic conflict was more troublesome for those with diabetes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both friendship and romantic relationships were associated with psychological and diabetes outcomes among emerging adults.
authors.affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, The Rand Corporation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center vh2e@andrew.cmu.edu.
authors.forename: Vicki S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Helgeson
authors.affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, The Rand Corporation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Katilyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mascatelli
authors.affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, The Rand Corporation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kerry A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, The Rand Corporation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, The Rand Corporation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, The Rand Corporation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Siminerio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology
keywords: emerging adulthood; friendship; romantic relationships; type 1 diabetes