NEUROCOGNITIVE ABILITIES, SELF REGULATION AND LIFE ORIENTATION AMONG DIABETICS

Abstract

The present research aims to give an overview of the neurocognitive and psychological factors related to diabetes. The research analyzes whether self-regulation and life orientation will affect neurocognitive abilities of diabetics. A total sample of 110 diabetic patients with a minimum of two years and a maximum of 10 years of diagnosis were included in the study. The total sample was split into two criteria that is chronological age and years of suffering with diabetes. There were two chronological ages considered, young diabetics and older diabetics. The year of suffering with diabetes also had two levels that are shorter duration of suffering and longer duration of suffering. The results of the study revealed that there is no significant relationship between self-regulation and memory, self-regulation and executive functioning, suffering and memory performance among diabetics. Also, life orientation and memory performance among diabetics had no significant correlation. Results also show that duration of suffering is negatively correlated with executive functioning among diabetics. However, there is no significant relationship between duration of suffering and self-regulation and duration of suffering and life orientation among diabetics age was found to be negatively correlated with executive functioning and positively correlated with self-regulation among diabetics. Age was also found to be a significant predictor of executive functioning among diabetics.  It was found that Diabetics with shorter duration of suffering are better in memory performance and in executive functioning. Similarly, diabetics with age 50 and below are better in memory performance and in executive functioning than diabetics with age 51 and above. However, diabetics with age 51 and above are better at self-regulation than diabetics with age 50 and below.