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Project

Parental fears and (over)protective parenting in the context of their child’s diabetes: a mixed-method approach
Code
3F024215
Duration
01 October 2015 → 30 September 2019
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Biological and physiological psychology
    • Clinical and counselling psychology
    • Developmental psychology and ageing
    • General psychology
    • Other psychology and cognitive sciences
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
    • Nursing
    • Other paramedical sciences
    • Psychiatry and psychotherapy
Keywords
illness parents health psychology child
 
Project description
 

Parents of a child with diabetes have a burdensoms responsibility for diabetes management. The project aims at investigating (a) the impact of parental fears upon child outcomes and the possible bidirectional relationships, (b) the mediating role of parental behaviour in the impact of parental fears upon child outcomes and (c) resilience mechanisms buffering against the negative impact of parental fears.