Wiel, Allisha Ter (2009) Perceived Competence, Attitude and Well-Being in Adults with Diabetes. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Well-being for people with diabetes is being increasingly recognised as an important goal in diabetes care. To date there has been considerable focus on the relationship between Self-Determination Theory constructs and improved physiological outcomes for people with diabetes, however, whether these constructs play a role in predicting well-being in diabetes is not yet established. Attitude to diabetes has also been shown to play a role in the physiological outcomes of diabetes. The aim of the current study was to explore the relationship between the theoretical constructs of perceived competence, attitude to diabetes and well-being in an Australian sample of adults with diabetes. It was hypothesised that perceived competence and attitude to diabetes would be significant predictors of well-being and that perceived competence would also mediate the relationship between attitude to diabetes and well-being. Archival data accessed from a prior study were combined with recent data collected using the same methodology. Participants included 168 adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes who responded to a voluntary online survey conducted with members of Diabetes Australia Queensland. The results indicated that perceived competence was indeed predictive of well-being as was attitude to diabetes. Perceived competence was found to only partially mediate the relationship between attitude to diabetes and well-being. Theoretically, these findings provide both support and a possible extension of the Self-Determination Theory of health behaviour change and these are discussed in some detail. Practically, the findings suggest the importance of attending to the levels of perceived competence in individuals with diabetes. Further research is suggested to build on the findings of this study, specifically to investigate attitude not included in this study in that some attitudes may be more salient than others in predicting well-being.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Bramston, Paul |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Psychology) |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2026 03:20 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2026 03:20 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52880 |
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