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Abstract
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.
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ournal of Health Psychology is an international peer-reviewed journal that aims to support and help shape research in health psychology from around the world. It provides a platform for traditional empirical analyses as well as more qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches. It also addresses the social contexts in which psychological and health processes are embedded. Studies published in this journal are required to obtain ethical approval from an Institutional Review Board. Such approval must include informed, signed consent by all research participants. Any manuscript not containing an explicit statement concerning ethical approval and informed consent will not be considered.
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