Assessment Of Self-esteem Research Articles

Assessment of Dental Problems and Self-esteem among School Children: A Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: The transitional stage of a person’s physical and psychological development, known as school age, is strongly related to adolescence. An individual’s oral health significantly impacts their general health and happiness. Oral health is a crucial component of overall well-being and can affect one’s level of self-esteem. Even common dental conditions like dental trauma and untreated caries can have an impact on an individual’s selfesteem, which in turn can affect their quality of life. Aim: To explore the dental problems and self-esteem of schoolage children. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in selected schools of Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. A total of 86 school children aged between 10 and 15 years were included using a non probability purposive sampling technique. The study duration was eight months, from February 2021 to September 2021. A self-structured rating scale was employed to assess self-esteem, and a self-structured checklist was used to assess dental issues. Survey participants who scored higher than four on the checklist were invited to complete a selfesteem evaluation scale to gain further insights into their dental concerns. Data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0, applying descriptive and inferential statistics to evaluate the collected data. The relationship and association between the concepts were examined using Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the Chi-square test. Results: According to the study’s findings, 75 (87.2%) school children had moderate self-esteem, while 11 (12.8%) had high self-esteem regarding dental issues. The majority of school children, 52 (60.5%), had moderate dental problems, while 23 (26.7%) had severe dental problems, and 11 (12.8%) had very severe dental problems. The results of the study also revealed a significant relationship between school-aged children’s dental issues and their sense of self-worth. The calculated p-values indicate that there was no significant association between selfesteem and demographic data. However, there was a significant association between dental problems and other demographic variables, such as family income per month. Conclusion: Based on the present study’s findings, schoolaged children experienced mild dental issues, and there was a substantial link between these issues and students’ self-esteem. Additionally, the study showed that there was no significant association between self-esteem and demographic data. However, a significant association was found between dental problems and various demographic variables, such as family income per month. Therefore, it is argued that each person’s self-esteem in relation to dental issues may differ.

Assessment of Female Students Knowledge and Self-esteem regarding Sexual Harassment at Beni-Suef University

Assessment of Female Students Knowledge and Self-esteem regarding Sexual Harassment at Beni-Suef University

Assessment of nurses' self esteem from their own point of view

Investigation problem. The self-esteem of nurses in today's context is extremely important in order to ensure the provision of quality services to patients. It is noticed that low self-esteem prevails more and more often among specialists in various fields. It often becomes an obs-tacle in order to maximally implement the set goals of organizations and ensure high-quality services.
 Aim. To assess nurses' self-esteem from their own point of view.
 Methods. The applied method is an anonymous questionnaire survey. The standardized Rosenberg self-esteem assessment scale was used for the study.
 Subjects. General practice nurses working in hospitals providing secondary level care.
 Conclusions. After analyzing the data obtained during the study, it became clear that nurses usually had average self-esteem. It is observed that nurses with less work experience more often rate their self-worth as high. Also, the number of nurses with high self-esteem was among those who worked less than 1.0 full-time.

Assessment of Self-Esteem and Quality of Life in Patients with Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment.

To assess the self-esteem and quality of life (QOL) in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) who were undergoing orthodontic treatment. This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total sample of 300 individuals consisted of 150 patients with UCLP (Group I) and 150 normal controls (Group II) with an age range of 10-25 years, who were undergoing comprehensive orthodontic treatment from December 2016 to December 2018. The Self Esteem and QOL were assessed using the Rosenberg Self Esteem scale (RSE) and Modified Paediatric QOL Inventory Scale (M-PQOL), respectively, in Group I and II. The comparison of overall mean scores of responses to RSE questionnaires showed nonsignificant differences for all the responses and was significant only for RSE 6 and RSE 8 in the age group of 10-15 years and 21-25 years, respectively, and nonsignificant for all other questions in all the age groups. The comparison of overall mean scores of M-PQOL for the total sample showed nonsignificant differences in Group I and II for physical functioning, emotional functioning, and school functioning domain, and were highly significant differences (P ≤ 0.001) in the social functioning domain and M-PQOL 12 and M-PQOL 21. This study demands a definite need of a psychologist/psychiatrist among the cleft care team to counsel the patients with cleft during orthodontic treatment for motivating them to gain self-respect and acceptance in the society as certain aspects, particularly social functioning domain made them feel different from normal children because of the functional and aesthetic problems.

Corporate health preservation programs are the main element of the health-saving system of the working population

Introduction. Risk management is one of the main directions of occupational health at the present stage. At the same time, the analysis of factors affecting human health is an important component of this process. Many scientific papers have been devoted to the study of the health status of industrial workers, showing priority etiological factors contributing to the development of both occupational and chronic non-infectious pathology. Much less attention is paid to the study of the causes and consequences of health disorders of social workers, who make up a significant part of the able-bodied population. The purpose of the research is to develop modular corporate programs for industrial and social workers using scientifically based differentiated approaches. Materials and methods. The study of working conditions, socio-demographic factors, lifestyle characteristics, morbidity of nine hundred forty seven employees of various professional groups, clinical and functional examination and neuropsychological testing of 395 employees of the studied enterprises and institutions was carried out. The assessment of working conditions was carried out using data of sanitary and hygienic characteristics and charts for special assessment of working conditions, socio-demographic status, lifestyle and self-esteem of employees were studied using questionnaires, neuropsychological questionnaires were used, morbidity was analyzed based on data from outpatient charts and a functional survey. Results. The analysis of working conditions revealed priority production factors affecting the health of employees of the studied occupational groups: the noise vibration factor and the severity of labour in machine-building workers and miners, labour intensity in combination with other factors for social workers. The risk factors of lifestyle, risk diseases characteristic of workers of various industries and workers of the non-industrial sphere have been identified. Limitation: the study was conducted on a representative sample of 947 employees, 395 of whom underwent an in-depth examination, the limitation of the results of the study was the subjective assessments of respondents during the questionnaire. Conclusion. The obtained results made it possible to develop differentially directed medical and preventive effects, taking into account the peculiarities for each professional group.

Ecological recognition of self-esteem leveraged by video-based gait

Self-esteem is a significant kind of psychological resource, and behavioral self-esteem assessments are rare currently. Using ordinary cameras to capture one’s gait pattern to reveal people’s self-esteem meets the requirement for real-time population-based assessment. A total of 152 healthy students who had no walking issues were recruited as participants. The self-esteem scores and gait data were obtained using a standard 2D camera and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). After data preprocessing, dynamic gait features were extracted for training machine learning models that predicted self-esteem scores based on the data. For self-esteem prediction, the best results were achieved by Gaussian processes and linear regression, with a correlation of 0.51 (p < 0.001), 0.52 (p < 0.001), 0.46 (p < 0.001) for all participants, males, and females, respectively. Moreover, the highest reliability was 0.92 which was achieved by RBF-support vector regression. Gait acquired by a 2D camera can predict one’s self-esteem quite well. This innovative approach is a good supplement to the existing methods in ecological recognition of self-esteem leveraged by video-based gait.

Assessment of Self-Esteem Among Tunisian Cannabis Users

IntroductionCannabis is among the most widely used substances in the world. it is associated with several mental health problems.ObjectivesTo assess self-esteem among a group of young Tunisian users of cannabis.MethodsThe total study sample was composed of 137 participants, who took part of a transversal descriptive study during two months (January and February 2020).ResultsIn our study population, the cannabis consumers were young adults aged between 18 and 35 years old, with a male predominance of 71%. Among those users, 65.9% were single and 29.7% dropped out of school or experienced academic failure. On a socio-economic level, we concluded to a rate of 5.8% (lower class), 60.9% (middle class) and 33.3% (upper class). Besides, 40.8% were employed. In total, 23.2% had a psychiatric history. Furthermore, the use of other substances was also prominent and frequent as follows: alcohol 72.5%, tobacco 74.6%, ecstasy 41.3% and 25.4% cocaine. The use of cannabis was considered as a means of indulgence and pleasure for 66.7%, as an anxiolytic for 26.8% and as a sedative for 23.9%. Self-esteem, among those cannabis users, was very low in 20% of cases, low in 38% of cases, medium in 15% of cases and high in 25% of cases.ConclusionsThese results lead us to question the relation between cannabis and self-esteem. The question that is evolved about the use of cannabis is the following: Is it used as a remedy or is it the cause of self-esteem deficiency?DisclosureNo significant relationships.

PO-1183 Assessment of self-esteem in women with breast cancer treated with mastectomy

PO-1183 Assessment of self-esteem in women with breast cancer treated with mastectomy

Assessment of Body Image Disturbance, Self-Esteem and Quality of Life among Adolescents and Young Adults with Acne in a Tertiary Care Facility of India.

Background:Impact of acne on the psychological aspect among adolescents and young adults is poorly understood and many times goes unnoticeable.Aim:To assess body image disturbance, self-esteem, quality of life among adolescents and young adults with acne.Materials and Methods:A cross sectional survey on 250 adolescents and young adults aged 13-25 years in Dermatology OPD of a tertiary care hospital, was performed. Severity of acne, body image disturbance, self-esteem, and quality of life were assessed using standardized tools like IGA scale, BIDQ, RSES, and TAQOL respectively.Results:A majority of the participants, 163 (65%), were aged 20–25 years, in which 141 (56.4%) were male, 237 (94.8%) were unmarried, 192 (76.8%) were residing in urban area, 142 (56.8%) were graduate/post-graduate, 173 (69.2%) were students and 113 (45.2%) belonged to upper middle class of socio-economic status. More than half, 137 (54.8%), had a family history of acne, 228 (91.2%) had oily skin, 166 (67.4%) had normal nutritional status, 154 (61.6%) had moderate form of acne whereas 80 (32%) had severe acne. The mean BIDQ score was 3.05 (SD = 0.89); 169 (67.60%) had normal self-esteem and 174 (69.64%) had mild impairment in quality of life. Severity of acne had significant association with body image disturbance (P = 0.007) and quality of life (P = 0.001) but not related with self-esteem.Conclusion:The results revealed body image disturbance and impaired quality of life among adolescents and young adults with acne which draws the attention of dermatologists towards unidentified psychological aspects of acne during treatment. However, the majority of them revealed normal self-esteem in the study.

Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Test of Passive Aggression in a Psychotherapy Outpatient Sample.

Background: While most clinical aggression questionnaires focus on the assessment of active aggression, the recently developed Test of Passive Aggression (TPA) assesses both self-directed (TPA-SD) and other-directed passive aggression (TPA-OD). Reliability and factorial validity of the TPA have been demonstrated in a clinical sample, while previous evaluations of convergent and discriminant validity were limited to student samples. The current study aimed at addressing this gap by demonstrating convergent and discriminant validity of the TPA in an outpatient sample.Methods: Eighty-two patients admitted to an outpatient psychotherapy unit at Saarland University, Germany, participated in the preregistered study with an assessment of self-reported passive aggression, impulsivity, anger expression, self-compassion, self-esteem, and auto-aggressive mindset. Analyses used regression models with robust maximum likelihood estimations.Results: Self-directed passive aggression showed a significant association with self-compassion, auto-aggressive mindset, self-esteem, and internal anger expression supporting the convergent validity of TPA-SD. Results on discriminant validity of TPA-SD were heterogenous at the first sight, revealing small associations of self-directed passive aggression with anger control but medium associations with impulsivity. However, exploratory analysis showed that the medium association with impulsivity was driven by the non-behavioral impulsivity dimension “inattention” and that both behavioral impulsivity dimensions (“motor-impulsivity” and “unplanned behavior”) demonstrated only weak associations with TPA-SD. Validity of TPA-OD was not supported by the current study.Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence for the validity of the TPA-SD to outpatient samples. Future studies will need to analyze construct validity based on a nomological network using larger and more diverse samples.

Sexual Self-esteem in Trans*People: Development of a New Questionnaire and Clinical Evaluation

Our purpose was to develop a new instrument for the assessment of sexual self-esteem in German and to examine its psychometric properties. Subsequently, we aimed to investigate sexual self-esteem in trans*people. The construction and validation of the sexual self-esteem scale was realized in a sample of the general population (N=426; Study 1, online) based on confirmatory factor analysis and statistical item analysis. We then investigated an outpatient sample of trans*people (N=85; study 2) to compare sexual self-esteem with the population sample and to examine the associations between sexual self-esteem, body experience, and psychological and psychosomatic distress. An acceptable model fit and good internal consistency for the final unidimensional 8-item solution of the sexual self-esteem scale (SSES) were confirmed. Sexual self-esteem was moderately associated with global self-esteem in the population sample. Trans*people showed a significantly lower sexual self-esteem compared to the normal population. Results also revealed the expected associations with body experience, but no association with psychological and psychosomatic distress. The SSES is the first German-language and gender-neutral instrument to assess sexual self-esteem and provides good psychometric properties. It appears promising for monitoring the course and success of the transition treatment of trans*people as well as for its application in couples and sexual therapy.

Effectiveness of Play and Music on Anxiety, Depression, and Self-esteem In Secondary School Students With Visual Impairment

Background and Aims: The objective of this research was the assessment and evaluation of play and music’s effectiveness on the anxiety, depression, and self-esteem of elementary school students (second grade) with visual impairment. Methods: The present study was quasi-experimental with pretest and posttest design and with a control group. The statistical population included 60 students in the age range of 9-15 years (mean=11.74 years). The Cochran’s sampling method was performed after screening with the Spence anxiety tests, depression and children’s self-esteem assessment, and age-based peer-to-peer visualization. A total of 28 subjects were selected. The SPSS software and statistical methods of analysis of covariance, independent t-test, and even t-test were utilized for data analysis. Results: A comparison of pre- and posttest findings indicated that play and music do have a role in children’s anxiety, depression, and self-esteem of the subjects with visual impairment. However, the covariance analysis findings showed a significant difference only in the anxiety in the experimental group (P=0.002). Conclusion: Play and music can reduce the anxiety of children with visual impairments.

Assessment of anxiety and self-esteem experienced by women during pregnancy

Objective: analyze the relationship between feelings of anxiety and levels of self-esteem experienced by women during pregnancy. Method: cross-sectional study carried out with 201 pregnant women in a city in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2019 and 2020. For data collection, the questionnaire on sociodemographic characterization, lifestyle and information on pregnancy and important events in life was applied. Anxiety and Depression (anxiety subscale) and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used, through Pearson's Chi-square, Fisher's Exact and logistic regression tests. Results: the variables change in mood and the influence of physical change during pregnancy on women's lives are associated with anxiety. As for self-esteem, no independent variable was statistically associated. Pregnant women with anxiety are three times more likely to have medium/low self-esteem. Conclusion: many women changed anxiety and self-esteem during pregnancy. Professional follow-up is important to monitor and prevent complications.

Assessment of Self-Esteem among Working Women

Women are significantly involved in the development of any nation by managing personal responsibilities as well as professional life. They are playing an important role in economic and social development of any society and their participation gives them satisfaction at their home up to a greater extent. Self-esteem is defined by how much value people place on themselves being the evaluative component of self-knowledge, high self-esteem refers to a highly favorable global evaluation of the self. So, the study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state on 400 rural and urban working women to assess their self-esteem. It was found that a very high majority of respondents (95.5%) of urban area were having low level of leisure time exercise and 47.5 percent respondents were having high level of self –esteem. Occupation of respondents was observed statistically significant only in low level of self-esteem (F=2.84, p&lt;0.05).

Network and Proximity Effects on LGBTQ Youth’s Psychological Outcomes during a Camp Intervention

ABSTRACT Research has found a tendency for youth’s psychological states to influence their friendship development, and vice versa. Whether this occurs among LGBTQ youth in the context of identity-affirming intervention programming has not been established. The current study provides a longitudinal assessment of self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in a network of 238 youth ages 12 to 18 participating in a summer camp for young LGBTQ people. Results showed youth experienced significant increases in self-esteem and decreases in depressive symptoms and anxiety at camp. Peer proximity based on cabin assignment influenced youth’s depressive symptoms over time. The network processes of peer selection and influence did not significantly affect psychological outcomes. Our findings highlight the impact of affirming programming on the self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and anxiety of LGBTQ youth and the influence of intervention-based proximity on youth’s depressive symptoms over time.

Development of Short and Ultra-Short Forms of the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Scale

Abstract. The multidimensional assessment of self-esteem plays an important role in self-esteem research. In this article, we present the development of a short form and an ultra-short form of the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Scale (MSES; Schütz et al., 2016 ). Items were selected by eliminating redundant items and by using a deterministic search algorithm in a sample of 644 adults ( Mage = 47.0). Construct validity was established by investigating the relations between each MSES short form and other constructs and cross-validating the factor structure of both short forms of the MSES in 674 adolescents ( Mage = 14.2) and in 425 adults from a preregistered study ( Mage = 49.1). Both short scales demonstrated satisfactory reliability and factorial validity in all samples. Analyses examining relations with the Big Five personality traits, narcissism, and academic achievement supported construct validity in all age groups. The present research indicates that the short versions of the MSES are economic and valid instruments for measuring multidimensional self-esteem in adolescents and adults. The short form (MSES-24) should be particularly useful in applied research settings with a need to reduce participants’ burden, whereas the ultra-short form (MSES-12) may prove convenient for panel studies and large-scale research with limited time capacities.

Testing a new indirect measure of general self-worth: The Self-esteem Questionnaire-based Implicit Association Test.

The self-esteem Questionnaire-based Implicit Association Test (SE-qIAT) provides an indirect assessment of general self-worth that is based on the items of the well-validated Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the structure of this variant of the IAT enables a clearer interpretation, compared with the conventional self-esteem IAT. Study 1 (N = 224) provided support for the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and implicit-explicit convergent validity of the SE-qIAT. In Study 2 (N = 305), the correlation of the SE-qIAT with the explicit RSES was replicated, and it was larger than the correlations of the SE-qIAT with other self-reports. As to criterion validity, the SE-qIAT moderated the effect of a mild social threat (being excluded in the Cyberball game) on participants' performance in a subsequent anagram task, and this effect was incremental to the explicit self-esteem assessment. In Study 3 (N = 334), the SE-qIAT correlated positively with the self-esteem IAT and negatively with a measure of depression. The two implicit tasks correlated uniquely with each other, above and beyond the variance they each shared with the explicit RSES. Taken together, these findings provide initial support for the reliability and validity of the SE-qIAT.

A Comparison of Two Repertory Grid Measures of Personal Construct Conflict

Intrapersonal conflicts have long been recognized as potential contributors to negative psychological and emotional states. Using repertory grids personal construct psychologists have developed methods for identifying implicative dilemmas, a type of conflict that arises from incongruous constructions of a person’s actual and ideal selves. Recent studies have reported greater numbers of implicative dilemmas among clinical samples when compared to controls. Another approach to conceptualizing and measuring intrapsychic conflicts is Chambers’ coordinate grid procedure, a modified repertory grid technique that assesses logical inconsistencies within a person’s construct system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between implicative dilemmas and logical inconsistencies in a sample of college students. Previous studies have moreover reported positive associations between repertory grid measures of construct system conflict and standardized assessments of depression, anxiety, and self-esteem. These associations were also examined in this study. Results revealed no systematic relationship between implicative dilemmas and logical inconsistencies, and neither repertory grid index was associated with scores on the depression, anxiety, and self-esteem questionnaires. Actual-ideal self-discrepancies were found to be associated with self-esteem, however, and examination of two individual grids revealed the clinical utility of the repertory grid procedures.

The Efficient Assessment of Self-Esteem: Proposing the Brief Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Self-esteem is defined as sense of self-worth and self-respect, being crucial for understanding people’s well-being and success. It is one of the most studied constructs in the social sciences, with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) being the most used measure. Across four studies (N = 1450), we tested the psychometric parameters of an abbreviated version of the RSES. Through Item Response Theory, the five best items were selected to form the unidimensional Brief Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (B-RSES), a reliable and valid measure of self-esteem, which is invariant across age groups and gender. In addition, both RSES and B-RSES correlated very similarly with the Big Five Personality Factors. Also, the B-RSES was strongly correlated with three other short measures of self-esteem, besides being more strongly associated with a range of variables such as conscientiousness and self-competence in comparison to the other three short scales. Together, the B-RSES is especially useful in research that requires rapid evaluation and the use of multiple variables.

ВЗАИМОСВЯЗЬ САМООЦЕНКИ И СИТУАТИВНОЙ ТРЕВОЖНОСТИ В ПРОЦЕССЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО САМООПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ

The study focuses on professional self-determination formation in high school students as a corre-lation between their anxiety and self-esteem is considered to be highly important in the study of human resources. The purpose of the study is to determine on the basis of theoretical arguments a correlation between self-esteem and state anxiety in students in the process of professional self-determination and prove it with an experiment. The study was conducted in Kuzino State School 36 of the Sverdlovsk Region. The study was carried out in three stages: desktop analysis, experimental research, and data analysis. The research comprised empirical methods in the form of an ascertaining experiment and testing, statistical and mathematical methods in the form of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and three techniques: the Dembo-Rubinstein technique for self-esteem evaluation modified by A.M. Prikhozhan, the Kazantseva technique for general self-esteem assessment, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, developed by C.D. Spielberger and modified by Yu.L. Khanin. The research on self-esteem of students in the process of professional self-determination showed the following findings. Based on the Dembo-Rubinstein technique, average self-esteem prevails among study subjects (67%); moreover, the Kazantseva technique demonstrated the prevalence of average self-esteem among high school students as well (63%). The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory also showed that most of the subjects (68%) had an average level of anxiety. In the study, experiments were performed and levels of self-esteem and state anxiety in professional self-deter-mination formation were determined; a correlation between self-esteem and state anxiety was proven. Study findings demonstrated that most students had average self-esteem and average state anxiety. Thus, according to Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, there is indeed a correlation between self-esteem and state anxiety in students in the process of professional self-determination.