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Diabetes and the Social Environment
The study is a follow-up to the CHOICE study in which we study the same couples 3-5 years later. We will also study unmarried people and a close friend or family member to see how their help can affect persons with diabetes take care of themselves.
Communal Health of Interacting Couples Study
Caring for diabetes requires daily efforts, and those efforts are likely to affect both patients and spouses. We studied couples in which one person was newly diagnosed with diabetes (past five years). The goal of the study was to find ways in which spouses or partners can help persons with diabetes take care of themselves.
Publications
- Helgeson, V. S., Naqvi, J. B., Zajdel, M., & Horner, F. (in press). Communal coping manifested in daily life: A focus on gender. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
- Helgeson, V. S., Horner, F., & Naqvi, J. B. (2021). Partner involvement in type 2 diabetes self-management: A mixed methods investigation. Diabetes Spectrum, 35, 1-9.
- Helgeson, V. S., Naqvi, J. B., Gary-Webb, T., & Korytkowski, M. (2021). Observed couple interactions among White and Black persons with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Family Psychology, 35(8), 1117-1127.
- Helgeson, V. S., Naqvi, J.B., Korytkowski, M. T., & Gary-Webb, T. L. (2021). A closer look at racial differences in diabetes outcomes among a community sample: Diabetes distress, self-care, and HbA1c. Diabetes Care, 44, 2487-2492.
- Zajdel, M., Helgeson, V. S. (2020). Communal coping: A multi-method assessment approach and links to relationships and health. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 1700-1721.
- Naqvi, J. B., Helgeson, V. S., Gary-Webb, T. L., Korytkowski, M. T., & Seltman, H. J. (2020). Sex, race, and the role of relationships in diabetes health: Intersectionality matters. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 69-79.
- Helgeson, V. S., Van Vleet, M., & Zajdel, M. (2020). Diabetes stress and health: Is aging a strength or a vulnerability? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 426-436.
- Helgeson, V. S., Naqvi, J. B., Seltman, H., Vaughn, A. K., Korytkowski, M., Hausmann, L.R.M., & Gary-Webb, T. L. (2019). Links of communal coping to relationship and psychological health in type 2 diabetes: Actor-partner interdependence models involving role, sex, and race. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 54, 346-359.
- Helgeson, V. S., & Van Vleet, M. (2019). Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale: An exploration and adaptation. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 4048-4056.
- Van Vleet, M., & Helgeson, V. S. (2019). I Am a Rock; I Am an Island: Avoidant attachment moderates the benefits of communal coping among adults with Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
- Van Vleet, M., Helgeson, V. S., Seltman, H. J., Korytkowski, M. T., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2018). An examination of communal coping process in recently diagnosed diabetes. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
- Zajdel, M., Helgeson, V. S., Seltman, H. J., Korytkowski, M. T., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2018). Daily communal coping in couples with type 2 diabetes: Links to mood and self-care. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, 228-238.
- Van Vleet, M., Helgeson, V. S., Seltman, H. J., Korytkowski, M. T., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2018). Communally coping with diabetes: An observational investigation using the actor-partner interdependence model. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 654-663.
- Helgeson, V. S., Seltman, H., Korytkowski, M. T., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2017). Partner unmitigated communion moderates communal coping benefits in type 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology.
- Helgeson, V. S., Jakubiak, B., Seltman, H., Hausmann, L., & Korytkowski, M. (2017). Implicit and explicit communal coping in couples with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 34, 1099-1121.
- Helgeson, V. S., Mascatelli, K., Seltman, H., Korytkowski, M., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2016). Implications of supportive and unsupportive behavior for couples with newly diagnosed diabetes. Health Psychology, 35, 1047-1058.