TABLE 2.
Baseline Comparison of Psychosocial Variables by Group
| TEENCOPE, n = 167 mean (SD) | Managing diabetes, n = 153 mean (SD) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-management of Type 1 diabetes | |||
| Collaboration with parents | 22.1 (6.5) | 21.4 (6.9) | .3787 |
| Diabetes care activity | 31.8 (5.6) | 32.6 (5.9) | .2071 |
| Diabetes problem solving | 14.7 (3.7) | 14.2 (4.2) | .2158 |
| Diabetes communication | 17.7 (5.0) | 17.8 (5.6) | .8758 |
| Goal | 15.5 (2.9) | 15.7 (2.6) | .5482 |
| Self-perception profile | |||
| Social acceptance | 16.5 (2.9) | 16.3 (3.3) | .4540 |
| Perceived stress scale | 21.7 (7.7) | 20.9 (8.1) | .3180 |
| Diabetes family conflict scale | 26.6 (5.9) | 26.0 (5.8) | .3262 |
| Self-efficacy for diabetes | |||
| Diabetes specific | 45.4 (11.2) | 44.6 (11.2) | .5175 |
| Pediatric quality of life inventory | 80.3 (10.9) | 81.4 (11.3) | .4006 |
| Physical health | 87.0 (11.6) | 88.4 (11.0) | .3190 |
| Psychological health | 76.8 (12.7) | 77.6 (13.3) | .5584 |
| PedsQL diabetes module | 63.8 (15.2) | 64.0 (15.8) | .8970 |
| Responses to stress questionnaire | |||
| Primary control coping | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.20 (0.04) | .0160 |
| Secondary control coping | 0.26 (0.05) | 0.27 (0.06) | .1564 |
| Disengagement coping | 0.15 (0.03) | 0.14 (0.03) | .2095 |
| Stress reactivity | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.18 (0.04) | .0495 |