THE ISSUES OF CHARACTER ACCENTUATION ADOLESCENTS WITH DIABETES

Abstract

Purpose. Theoretical justification and empirical study of the characteristics of adolescents’ personality with diabetes mellitus
 Method. The study was conducted on a sample of 40 adolescents (20 with diabetes and 20 without). To determine the character accentuations, the following were used: Leonhard’s questionnaire and the method of identification characterological verbal portraits – E.G. Eidemiller. To compare the groups, correlation analysis was used (Mann-Whitney U test).
 Results. Within group of adolescents with diabetes, the sensitive (40%) and schizoid (30%) types of accentuation prevail, while in healthy adolescents, the hyperthymic (55%) type of accentuation prevails. Adolescents with diabetes were more conflicted and less capable of self-control than a group of adolescents without a diagnosis. On average, accentuations were more pronounced in healthy adolescents, the average scores for each of the accentuations in patients with diabetes mellitus were lower. Also, the correlation coefficients between the indicators of the K. Leonhard method and the indicators of the E.G. Eidemiller method on samples of adolescents with and without a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus turned out to be different. In the group of adolescents with diabetes mellitus, correlations were observed between the following parameters: “emotive type” and “neurasthenic type” (r=0.81, p=0.05), “anxious type” and “paranoid type” (r=0.65, p=0.05), “excitable type” and “unstable type” (r=0.65, p=0.05). In a group of healthy adolescents, the following correlations were found between the indicators of the methods of K. Leonhard and E. G. Eidemiller: “pedantic type” and “hyperthymic type” (r=0.63, p=0.05), “exalted type” and “paranoid type” (r=0.65, p=0.05), “pedantic type” and “hysterical type” (r=0.70, p=0.05), “conformal type” (r=0.63, p=0.05), “cyclothymic type” and “conformal type” (r=0.67, p=0.05).
 Conclusion. Such results will allow psychologists to more accurately take into account the personal characteristics of adolescents with diabetes and provide them with more effective assistance. Targets for work with adolescent with diabetes mellitus can be their introversion and, accordingly, assiste them in social adaptation, help with lack of self-control, aggressiveness.