Abstract
ABSTRACTPrevious research in pediatric diabetes management has focused on general child behavior, which is linked with treatment adherence and health outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes. Little is known about child diabetes behavior problems specifically. The current study aimed to develop and validate a measure of diabetes-specific child behavior problems, and parents’ confidence in managing these behaviors. Participants were a community sample of 186 parents of children aged 2–10 years with type 1 diabetes, recruited via online parenting forums and advertisements placed in school and childcare newsletters throughout Australia. The measure demonstrated excellent internal consistency and evidence of construct validity, and factor analyses revealed a 3-factor and a 1-factor structure for the Extent and Confidence scales, respectively. This study provides preliminary evidence of validity of the Diabetes Behavior Checklist. The implications of these findings for intervention development are discussed.
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