Social-emotional competence, executive functions, and diet adherence in children with celiac disease

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4228975
AutoresŞükran Okur-Ataş (0000-0002-3471-0209, TOBB University of Economics and Technology)
Año2025
Páginas13591053251349096-13591053251349096
Fecha de publicación2025-07-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053251349096
PMID40629928
OpenAlexW4412112609
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas41

Celiac disease is a lifelong condition where the immune system reacts to gluten, requiring a strict gluten-free diet that can impact quality of life, especially in children. This study compares the social-emotional and executive function skills of children with and without celiac disease and explores how executive functions influence adherence to the gluten-free diet. Participants consisted of 132 parents with children aged between 5 and 13 (51 with celiac disease, 81 without any illness). Scales were used to measure children's social/behavioral competence, emotion regulation, and executive functions. According to the findings, children with celiac disease had fewer peer problems than those without celiac disease. However, they did not differ in terms of executive functions and emotion regulation skills. Additionally, working memory skills facilitated adherence to the gluten-free diet in children with celiac disease. The implications of the study findings for future research and practical applications are discussed

Cognition · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Disease · Executive functions · Gluten · Gluten free · Psychiatry · Social change · Social competence · Celiac Disease Research and Management · Medicine · Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology