Abstract
Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify what adolescents consider stressful about hospitalization for surgery and to examine the congruency between anticipated and actual stressful episodes. Self-esteem and demographic variables were examined in relationship to type of stressful episodes. Sixty-three adolescents admitted to a hospital for scheduled surgery constituted the sample. Data were collected by pre- and postoperative interviews, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Tanner Self-Staging Scale. Four categories of stressful episodes were described. No statistically significant relationships between self-esteem or demographic variables and stressful episodes existed.
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