| Abstract: | Examined the degree to which demographic characteristics, marital and family relationships, knowledge and management of disease, number and severity of complications, self-esteem, locus of control, and life satisfaction were related to depression among 57 long-term insulin-dependent diabetics (mean age 43.5 yrs). Ss were administered the Beck Depression Inventory, an interview schedule, a complications checklist, the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory, Rotter's Internal–External Locus of Control Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Index. Depression was found to be related to age and number of children, marital relationship variables, management of diet, coping with complications, and self-esteem. All but 1 of the Ss were suffering from at least 1 of the serious complications of diabetes. The number of complications and severity of complications were significantly related to degree of depression, but both number and severity failed to contribute significantly to depression in multiple-regression analysis. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
