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Those few studies on pediatric diabetes, which focused on parents\u2019 perception of children\u2019s psychological strengths and weaknesses, reported significantly higher rates of children\u2019s emotional and conduct problems associated with an imbalance in the Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). The main aim of this paper was to assess the role of parental perception of children\u2019s psychosocial symptoms as a mediator of the perceived parenting stress, considering mother and father separately. (2) Methods: The study involved 12 parent couples (Mothers Mage = 40.25, SD = 6.58; Fathers Mage = 42.5, SD = 6.38) of children with T1DM aged between 7 and 11 years (Mage = 8.8, SD = 0.996). Parents completed questionnaires such as the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for parents and their perspective of their child, and the Parenting Stress Index\u2013Short Form. (3) Results: Mothers and fathers had significant differences in the perception of their child\u2019s internalizing symptoms. Specifically, mothers present a greater perception of the mentioned symptoms compared to fathers. Mediation models showed that only for fathers\u2019 perception of the child conduct problems has a significant role between the fathers\u2019 perception of dysfunctional interaction with the child and the HbA1c. (4) Conclusions: The current study provides useful evidence also for clinical settings, suggesting that an interesting interplay between parenting stress, perception of children\u2019s symptoms and glucometabolic control should be taken into consideration.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17134734","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,2]],"date-time":"2020-07-02T02:44:25Z","timestamp":1593657865000},"page":"4734","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Mothers and Fathers Parenting Stress and Their Perception of Children\u2019s Psychosocial Functioning in Paediatric Diabetes: A Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Daniela","family":"Di Riso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7239-3021","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giulia","family":"Bassi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy"},{"name":"Fondazione Bruno Kessler, 38123 Trento, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2089-3507","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elisa","family":"Mancinelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Silvana","family":"Zaffani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Unit, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynaecology, University-Hospital of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Salcuni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3563-4404","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Claudio","family":"Maffeis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Unit, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynaecology, University-Hospital of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"International Diabetes Federation (2020, March 01). 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