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Social anxiety levels and associated factors among adolescents with type 1 diabetes compared with healthy peers
Author(s) -
Ceylan Cigdem,
Altay Naime
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12172
Subject(s) - anxiety , type 1 diabetes , social anxiety , clinical psychology , descriptive statistics , psychology , diabetes mellitus , medicine , social support , developmental psychology , psychiatry , endocrinology , social psychology , statistics , mathematics
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine adolescent social anxiety and related factors among youth aged 12‐15 years with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) compared to healthy peers. Design and Methods The study used a descriptive correlational design. The data were collected with The Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS‐A) and a youth descriptive information form. Results The overall SAS‐A mean score was statistically significantly higher for adolescents with T1DM (40.14 ± 11.44) compared to their healthy peers (33.33 ± 9.34) p = 0.000. The list of factors was related to increased SAS‐A scores. Practice Implications The early identification of social anxiety in adolescents by nurses may reduce possible complications of diabetes.