Abstract
ObjectiveThe study was conducted to determine the sense of stigma and self-esteem in children with epilepsy. MethodsThe study has a descriptive-correlational design.The research group included 150 children aged 9 to 15 who presented to a hospital in eastern Turkey, the Pediatric Neurology Clinic and Polyclinic, between January and June 2021, and were admitted to a pediatric clinic associated with the epilepsy polyclinic. A personal information form, a child perceptions scale (CPS), and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI) were used to collect the data. ResultsChildren scored an average of 3.31 ± 1.10 on the CPS and an average of 37.33 ± 27.78 on the CSEI. A statistically significant, high-level, and negative relationship was found between CSEI and CPS scores (p < 0.05). As the CSEI score increases, the CPS score drops. A statistically significant model was obtained from the regression analysis (F = 246.816; p = 0.000; R2 = 0.791; SH = 17.07). The CSEI score significantly predicts the CPS score. ConclusionThe research study revealed that children with epilepsy have a high perception of stigma and low self-esteem levels, and that children's perceptions of being stigmatized are influenced by their educational status, their parents' educational status, their income level, their family type variables, and their self-esteem. The study determined that children's self-esteem decreased as their perception of stigma increased.
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