Levels Of Self-esteem Research Articles

The Impact of Self-Esteem on Teacher Leadership: An Experimental Design

This study aims to examine the impact of self-esteem on teacher leadership beliefs in Türkiye through both correlational and experimental analyses since self-esteem is considered to be a crucial antecedent of leadership. The author conducts three separate studies with a sample size of 808. The first study (n = 237) uses correlational analyses (Spearman). The second study (n = 222) adopts a scenario-based, within-participants experimental design where the self-esteem level of teachers is manipulated. A paired t-test was used to analyze the data. The third study (n=349) employs a between-participants experimental design. ANOVA test was conducted to analyze the data. The correlational analysis of the first study found a positive relationship between self-esteem and teacher leadership (rho =.35, p < .001). The second study revealed that participants perceived teachers with high self-esteem to be more likely to exercise leadership, t(221) = 1.97, p < 0.01. The third study found that teachers who were primed to have high self-esteem were more likely to adopt leadership beliefs, F(2, 348) = 3.91, p = .02. The result experimentally demonstrated that self-esteem is an important antecedent of teacher leadership. This study contributes to the literature on teacher leadership by providing a causal link between self-esteem and teacher leadership.

A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STP ON BIBLIOTHERAPY ON SELF ESTEEM AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN R L SCHOOL MORENA

INTRODUCTION: All over the world, adolescents are considered as a special social category because of their ambition, potential, energy, specific interests, issues and challenges and needs. The future of any country depends on the role of youth in the society. AIM OF THE STUDY: Assess knowledge regarding bibliotherapy on self-esteem among adolescent. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A Quasi-experimental one group pre-test post-test study was used in order to evaluate effectiveness of structured teaching programme (the Independent variable) on knowledge regarding bibliotherapy on self-esteem (the dependent variable) among adolescent of selected by purposive sampling technique school of Morena. Each participant was informed about the study and that they could withdraw at any time and a written consent was also obtained. RESULT: The findings of the study reveals that in Pre-test and Post-test level of self-esteem in the experimental group. The analysis of Pre-test level of self-esteem in experimental group, revealed that 29(96.67%) had high level of self-esteem. In the control group Pre-test and Post-test level of self-esteem in the control group. The analysis revealed that 24(80%) had moderate level of self-esteem. However the majority of the demographic variable such as age, sex, religion, type of family place of residence, educational status, education of parents, family income, occupation of father, order of birth. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that there was a significant improvement on the post-test level of knowledge after implementing STP. This indicates that STP was effective in increasing the knowledge of adolescent girls. KEY WORDS: Knowledge, adolescent, bibliotherapy on self-esteem structured teaching programme.

Analysis Of Nursing Care In Schizophrenic Patients With Chronic Low Self-Esteem Through Hortikultural Therapy At Rsj Prof. Dr. Soerodjo Magelang

Background : Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that is chronic and requires antipsychotic treatment for a long time or even a lifetime (Julacha et al. 2022). One of the nursing problems in Schizophrenic patients encountered is low self-esteem. Low self-esteem is a personal assessment of the results achieved by analyzing how far the behavior meets the ideal self. Long-lasting low self-esteem in the absence of therapeutic intervention can lead to identity chaos and eventually personalization. So it is necessary to make a promotive effort.Purpose : To explain the application of horticultural therapy to improve self-esteem in schizophrenic patients with chronic low self-esteem.Method : Using a case study of the application of horticultural therapy in 3 patients with chronic low self-esteem. The location of the case study was carried out at Wisma Dwarawati RSJ Prof. Dr. Soedjono Magelang. Selection of case study subjects according to inclusion criteria. Data collection was carried out through a therapeutic approach to patients, observation, and measurement of low self-esteem levels using the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES) instrument. Implementation was carried out for three meetings for 60 minutes.Discussion : Based on research by Krissanti et al. (2019) revealed that occupational gardening therapy can reduce the level of low self-esteem disorders. Recommendations : Efforts in implementing low self-esteem patients with horticultural therapy can affect the level of self-esteem in patients to fall. So that it can be used as a guideline for health workers to provide implementation of structural activity therapy with horticultural therapy in patients with intense chronic low self-esteem.Keywords : Schizophrenia, Low Self-Esteem, Horticultural Therapy

SELF-ESTEEM LEVELS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF SCHOOLS. CASE OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NYANDARUA WEST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA

The major purpose of the study was to investigate whether students’ level of self-esteem can be influenced by the category of school a learner attends. To achieve this objective, schools were categorized into three categories which are day schools, day-boarding schools, and boarding schools. Students’ self-esteem was measured and the data obtained was analyzed. The aim was to find out whether there was any significant difference in students’ level of self-esteem in different school categories. The research was conducted using an ex post facto research design. Categories of schools were seen as a naturally occurring independent variable, which could have an effect on students’ level of self-esteem. The population of the study comprised students in public secondary schools in Nyandarua West Sub County. The Sub County had 8 public secondary schools when the research was conducted; with a student population of 3067. Data relevant to the study was collected using questionnaires, and a self-esteem test prepared by the researcher. The questionnaires were administered to a sample of 240 students, selected using simple random sampling from the 1320 form two students in the Sub County. Data was analysed using mean calculations, percentages, and a one-way ANOVA test. It was found out that there was a significant difference in students’ total-mean self-esteem in different categories of schools. Students in boarding schools had a higher level of self-esteem in general compared to students in day-boarding and day schools; whose self-esteem levels were average. Probably, boarding schools have a more child-friendly environment, hence, more opportunities and different facilities which help learners to achieve more and hence acquire positive growth in self-esteem. However, in day schools where opportunities could have been less adequate students recorded a low level of self-esteem. It is therefore recommended that MOEST should finance seminars to sensitize secondary school administrators on adolescents’ needs so that every Principal would endeavor to provide students with age-appropriate resources and activities. To achieve this, the government should supply adequate facilities to schools that do not have them. Further studies should be conducted to find out the environments in boarding schools that facilitated self-esteem growth among students, additionally, whether similar results would be obtained in other Sub Counties in Kenya.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0044/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Личностные особенности несовершеннолетних с делинквентным поведением

Abstract: Introduction. The urgency of the research issue due to the consistently high level of juvenile delinquency, the growth of repeat offences is substantiated. The results of the empirical examination conducted in the period from December 2018 to May 2022 with the participation of 103 juveniles who
 committed criminal and administrative thefts are presented.
 Methods. The following psychodiagnostic tools were chosen: standardised multifactor method of personality research (L.N. Sobchik), method of diagnosing the tendency to deviant behaviour (A.N. Orel); sensation search scale (M. Zuckerman); method of subjective feeling of loneliness (D. Russell, L. Peplo and M. Ferguson).
 Results. The author concludes that committing a crime occurs with various leading personality characteristics of a minor. However, there is a number of characteristics peculiar to the examined minors with delinquent behaviour, which form the mechanism of « committing crimes»: expressed need for sensations, traumatic experience, feeling of loneliness, low level of psychological well-being, distorted ideas about one’s own future. The ideas about one’s own future are expressed in the shift of value orientations from pro-social to destructive and escape from reality. Temporal perspectives are characterised by short-term periods accompanied by the desire for easy gain. This can act as a predictor of further unlawful behaviour.
 The delinquent potential of minors is supported by various deviations in behaviour: from addiction to open opposition to the norms of law. The identified forms of deviant behaviour for minors provide personal selfrealisation, which allows them to maintain a high level of self-esteem. Minors with delinquent behaviour are characterised by an intense feeling of loneliness and a sense of their own insignificance, leading to an accumulation of negative emotions and, as a consequence, disturbances in interaction in the social environment. The need for feelings as one of the characteristics of minors with delinquent behaviour is implemented in situations of disregard for social norms, which, in the absence of appropriate and timely forms of psychologically corrective work, can lead to the consolidation of delinquent behaviour.

Do socially anxious and non-anxious individuals differ in their social media use?

Numerous studies have shown that socially anxious individuals prefer technology-mediated communication over face-to-face interactions. The aim of this study was to examine possible differences between socially anxious and non-anxious individuals on social media. The online survey included 1, 174 Croatian female participants. The questionnaire contained sociodemographic data and indicators of social comparison, offline social support, time spent on social media, and type of social media use, as well as the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Self-Like and Self-Competence Scale (SLSC-R). Socially anxious individuals did not significantly differ from non-socially anxious individuals in terms of time spent on social media, but their use of social media was different. Controlling for age, social comparison, level of depressiveness and self-esteem, less active use increased the risk of belonging to the socially anxious group. Offline social support did not significantly moderate the relationship between active use of social media and social anxiety but was a significant correlate of social anxiety. Future research should examine whether online social support can encourage socially anxious users to use social media more actively, to reduce social anxiety in the long term.

Moderating Effect of Self-Esteem on the Relationship between Depression and Family Conflict Coping Strategies in the Elderly with Chronic Diseases in Korea.

(1) Background: The elderly with chronic diseases often experience high levels of depression, which can negatively affect their family conflict coping strategies. Additionally, as the level of depression increases, self-esteem tends to decrease. This study aims to investigate whether self-esteem plays a moderating role in the relationship between depression and family conflict coping strategies among the elderly with chronic diseases. (2) Method: The subjects were 2501 older adults with chronic diseases included in the 16th Korean Welfare Panel Study. The CES-D scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the tool of Family Conflict Coping Strategies were used. (3) Results: Depression was negatively correlated with self-esteem and coping strategies for family conflict, while self-esteem was positively correlated with coping strategies for family conflict. In the multiple regression model, self-esteem had a moderating effect (F = 43.20, p < 0.001). This result indicated that as self-esteem increases, the negative influence of depression on family conflict coping strategies becomes weaker (β = -0.08, t = -3.04, p = 0.002). (4) Conclusions: When addressing family conflict coping strategies in the elderly with chronic diseases, it is crucial to focus on enhancing self-esteem. Additionally, it may be beneficial to classify the elderly into groups based on their level of self-esteem.

Better than expected: the gap between self-reported and objective measures of cognitive performance in remitted bipolar disorder.

Studies comparing objective and self-reported cognitive functioning as well as influencing factors in individuals with remitted bipolar disorder are scarce and contradictory. The aim of this study was to compare executive functioning and other objective and self-reported cognitive impairment between 26 individuals with remitted bipolar disorder (15 BD I) and 24 healthy controls using a cross-sectional design. Executive functions were measured by the TAP Go/No-go subtest as well as the Stroop Task. Self-rated functioning was assessed using the Attention Deficit Experience Questionnaire. In addition, possible predictors of self-reported and objective cognitive functioning were examined to perform regression analyses. Individuals with remitted bipolar disorder did not differ significantly in executive functions or other objective cognitive domains from the healthy control group, but showed a significantly lower level of self-reported cognitive functioning and self-esteem. While self-esteem was the strongest predictor in healthy controls for self-reported cognitive functioning, severity of illness and subthreshold depressive mood were the most important predictors in individuals with remitted bipolar disorder. The results once again demonstrate the cognitive heterogeneity in bipolar disorder. In the treatment of cognitive deficits, factors such as subthreshold depressive symptomatology and self-esteem should be focused on in addition to cognitive training in remitted patients.

The Psoriasis Disability Index in Romanian Psoriasis Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: Contribution of Clinical and Psychological Variables.

Psoriasis is one of the most frequent chronic inflammatory skin diseases and has a negative impact on the interpersonal relationship and psychosocial well-being. The aims of this study were to examine the effects of intensity of pruritus on quality of life and depression, to investigate the relationship between anger, self-esteem, and depression, and to compare patients with early and late onset of psoriasis. As our study was carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed also to investigate the safety concerns and anxiety related to COVID-19 in psoriasis patients. This cross-sectional study included 137 patients diagnosed with plaque psoriasis. The patients were classified as early-onset (age < 30 years) and late-onset psoriasis (age ≥ 30 years). Duration of disease, pruritus scores, and socio-demographic characteristics were recorded. Measures included the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Psoriasis Disability Index (PDI), and Fear and anxiety in relationship with COVID-19 Scale were used for determining anger, anger expression style, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and quality of life. The psoriasis patients had a lower score for self-esteem than the normative data from the Romanian general population. The average scores for state anger and trait anger are similar to the normative data from the Romanian general population, but the scores for anger-in and anger-out are higher. Patients with early onset had higher depression scores and lower quality of life. Self-esteem correlates negatively with depression, anger, severity of disability due to psoriasis, number of affected areas, and duration of disease. Lower level of self-esteem led to increased anger. Reduced self-esteem, increased anger levels, and depression are present in psoriasis patients. The effective treatment of psoriasis must, therefore, consist of a multidisciplinary approach, in which the personalized treatment of the skin condition is as important as the adjuvant therapies that reduce the patients' stress level.

Marital status of a patient in the formation of his attitude to the organization of medical care provided on an outpatient basis

Introduction. The marital status of the patient is an important factor that affects his behavior, attitude to health and the healthcare system. Family relationships can have a positive or negative impact on the level of self-esteem, general psychological stability and readiness for treatment. For example, many people in stable relationships are more likely to monitor their health, visit doctors regularly and receive the necessary medical care. However, there are also negative aspects of marital status that can affect the patient's attitude to the healthcare system. For example, some patients may experience fear and embarrassment when seeking medical care without their spouse or partner. There are also cases when a patient's unwillingness to go to doctors is due to the fact that he does not want financial or emotional help from his family, but prefers to cope with his problems on his own. Thus, marital status is an important factor that must be taken into account when analyzing the attitude of patients to the healthcare system. Studying this problem can help medical institutions develop more effective service strategies and increase patient satisfaction.Materials and methods. For the analysis, 495 patients of medical organizations in Moscow were obtained by questioning. Two comparison groups were formed, the main group (the presence of marital relations) 292 people, the control group (the absence of marital relations) 203 people. Taking into account the nonparametric distribution of the primary data, the criterion of the reliability of differences χ2 was used to compare the groups, and the association coefficient was used to determine the dependence Ka.Results. According to the results of the analysis, taking into account the literature data, data on different approaches to the assessment of the medical care management system in patients with different family status were obtained.Conclusions. Family patients are more critical of the organization of the activities of individual departments of the polyclinic, but their criticism does not lead to a significant decrease in the overall assessment of the medical organization. Lonely patients make fewer specific claims, but reduce the overall assessment of the medical organization's activities.

Relationship Between Social Media Use and Personality

In recent years, more and more individuals take a lot of time on social media. There is growing concern over the possible impacts of using social media on an individual's personality. This article examines how social media use and personality are related, as well as the variables that affect this relationship. The Big Five personality model is primarily used to investigate this relationship, with extroverted and open individuals found to use social media more frequently. Additionally, histrionic personality traits and female gender have been positively linked to social media addiction. The type of social media used can also impact personality, with Facebook potentially aiding individuals with low levels of satisfaction and self-esteem to build social capital. Other factors, such as sex, region, and social isolation, are also explored in relation to social media use and personality. Understanding the relationship between the two is crucial for assessing potential effects on individuals and informing interventions. Future research should examine how social media use and personality traits differ among different age groups and different culture. Also, how social media addiction develops over time and how it affects individuals' lives are essential to study.

Description of Social Media Use and Self-Esteem of Adolescents in Makassar City

Adolescence is a crucial period of time and very challenging period. There is an increase concern on how social media use and mental health of teenagers. In Makassar City, there is a high number of mental health in adolescence yet still rare research has been conducted to investigates about social media use and self-esteem on teenagers. The aim of this study is to give a description on how adolescence behaviour on social media use and their level of self-esteem. This research uses a quantitative study with descriptive study design. The participant was selected based on some inclusion criteria such as teenagers’ age 16-18 years old, able to speak Bahasa, stay in Makassar City and willingly to become participant. The participant was determined by using non-probability sampling using convenience sampling method. There are 118 participants on this research. Three types of instruments were used; demography questionnaire, intensity of social media use and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. From 118 participants, 19 were male and 99 were female. There are 42 respondents spend more than 6 hours on social media, and 54 respondents spend 2-6 hours on social media per day. Most of the respondents use their social media for see feed (20%), give like (14%), stalking (9%), news sharing (9%) and give comment (6%). Most of the respondents have high social media use (70 respondents) and low self-esteem (66 respondents). Social media use is quite high among teenagers in Makassar City and the self-esteem is mostly low. Thus, it is important to investigate the relationship of social media use and self-esteem so that it can give a comprehensive understanding on adolescence’s mental health and wellbeing in Makassar City

Self Esteem in Moroccan Women

Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the level of self-esteem in Moroccan women, identify factors influencing self-esteem, and examine the developmental trajectory of self-esteem across different age groups. Material and Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 394 Moroccan women, utilizing the Rosenberg self-esteem scale and socio-demographic questions. Participants were recruited online through social media platforms. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The study found that self-esteem levels varied across age groups, with peaks in adolescence, around the age of 40-50, and at age 70. Most participants were from urban areas and had high educational levels, yet self-esteem levels were generally low. Factors such as the loss of a loved one during childhood and a history of cardiovascular disorders were significantly associated with lower self-esteem. Income, family situations, and traumatic childhood experiences also played a role in self-esteem levels. Discussion: The study's findings suggest that self-esteem development in Moroccan women follows a unique trajectory, influenced by cultural, social, and individual factors. The observed peaks and drops in self-esteem at different life stages provide insights into the complexity of self-esteem development. Additionally, factors like income, health issues, and childhood experiences can impact self-esteem. These results emphasize the need for culturally sensitive interventions to promote self-esteem and mental well-being in Moroccan women.

Ordinal Conditional Entropy Displays Reveal Intrinsic Characteristics of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.

Individual subjects' ratings neither are metric nor have homogeneous meanings, consequently digital- labeled collections of subjects' ratings are intrinsically ordinal and categorical. However, in these situations, the literature privileges the use of measures conceived for numerical data. In this paper, we discuss the exploratory theme of employing conditional entropy to measure degrees of uncertainty in responding to self-rating questions and that of displaying the computed entropies along the ordinal axis for visible pattern recognition. We apply this theme to the study of an online dataset, which contains responses to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. We report three major findings. First, at the fine scale level, the resultant multiple ordinal-display of response-vs-covariate entropy measures reveals that the subjects on both extreme labels (high self-esteem and low self-esteem) show distinct degrees of uncertainty. Secondly, at the global scale level, in responding to positively posed questions, the degree of uncertainty decreases for increasing levels of self-esteem, while, in responding to negative questions, the degree of uncertainty increases. Thirdly, such entropy-based computed patterns are preserved across age groups. We provide a set of tools developed in R that are ready to implement for the analysis of rating data and for exploring pattern-based knowledge in related research.

Perceived stigmatization, psychosocial well-being and self-esteem among individuals living in leprosy center in south-west, Nigeria

Background: Leprosy has over time been seen as a symbol of shame and stigmatization as people affected by leprosy continue to be stigmatized and discriminated against even after they have been cured. The study aimed to assess the perceived levels of stigmatization, psychosocial well-being, and self-esteem among individuals living at a leprosy center in South-West, Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design of face-to-face research was conducted in a leprosy center using a simple random technique. The study instrument was a self-structured questionnaire containing sociodemographic details, questions on stigmatization towards the individual affected by leprosy and their family members, and questions regarding their psychosocial well-being adapted from literature, as well as questions adapted from the validated Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES) by Morris Rosenberg to assess their self-esteem. Data were analyzed with the aid of SPSS version 26 software. Results: A total of 134 participants were included in the study. Most of the participants were females (61.2%) within the age range of 21- 40 years old (32.8%), and are students (25.4%). Out of the 134 participants, 29.1% (39) of them were affected by leprosy. The participants perceived a high level of stigmatization (37.3%), a high level of psychosocial well-being (38.8%), and demonstrated a moderate level of self-esteem (50.7%). The male gender perceived both low (B = -3.054, p = 0.004) and high (B = -1.84, p = 0.049) stigmatization at p&lt; 0.05. The married (B = -5.421, p = 0.004), the Christians (B = 5.424, p = 0.043) and Islamic (B = 7.743, p = 0.011) participants perceived low stigmatization at p&lt; 0.05. The participants within the age range 21 - 40 (B = 6.25, p = 0.019) and 61 – 80 years (B = 7.29, p = 0.017) perceived high psychosocial well-being while the single (B = -4.43, p = 0.049) and married (B = -5.26, p = 0.017) participants perceived low psychosocial well-being at p&lt; 0.05. None of the demographic factors had relationships with self-esteem at p&lt; 0.05. The perceived levels of stigmatization (r= 0.314, p= 0.0001) and psychosocial well-being (r= 0.225, p= 0.009) are associated with the level of self-esteem at p&lt; 0.05. Conclusion: This study concludes that the individuals affected by leprosy and their family members living at the leprosy center experienced a high level of stigmatization and, a high level of psychosocial well-being but had moderate self-esteem.

The Factors Affecting the Level of Job Satisfaction of Family Physicians and their Relationship with Professional Self-Esteem

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction and professional self-esteem levels of family medicine practitioners working in Family Health Center. &#x0D; Materials and Methods: Between April 2021 and April 2022, 128 family physicians who volunteered from 155 family physicians working in family health centres in Giresun province were included in the study. The socio-demographic descriptive form, the Minnesota Job Satisfaction and Occupational Self-Esteem Scales were administered face-to-face and online (via WhatsApp groups and e-mail communities). &#x0D; Results: There was no significant relationship between job satisfaction and its sub-dimensions with age, gender, marital status, specialisation status, physical conditions of the Family Health Center, total years of practice and years of training in family medicine (p&gt;0.05). The mean level of occupational self-esteem was 112.48. It was found to be significantly positively correlated with age, total years of practice, years of family medicine practice and average number of patients seen (p=0.05, p=0.004, p=0.004, p=0.004, p=0.009, respectively). &#x0D; Conclusion: Professional self-esteem levels increase as professional age, total years of profession, and total years of working in family medicine increase.

Comparison between virtual and hybrid education for psychological factors and academic stress in freshman nursing students: a case-control study

BackgroundThe coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted several changes in the learning methods of students. The purpose of this study was to establish whether a relationship between levels of resilience, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and academic stress in both hybrid and virtual learning education exist.MethodsA descriptive and observational case-control study was carried out in universities that offer nursing designation. A total sample of 140 freshman nursing students was recruited. Concretely, 70 participants were recruited from an university receiving hybrid education and 70 participants were recruited from another university receiving virtual learning education. Nursing students self-reported the following questionnaires: the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, the 10 CD-Risk Connor-Davidson Risk Resilience Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Academic Stress Coping Scale.ResultsSignificant differences (P = 0.001) showed higher depression levels for students who received virtual education versus received hybrid education. Differences in Rosenberg test for self-esteem and Beck Anxiety Inventory for anxiety (P > 0.05) were not found.ConclusionStudents who received online education presented higher depression levels which could be due to they had not face-to-face relationships with teachers or classmates, whereas the hybrid education group received a different type of direct interaction with teachers and peers.

The Effect of Self-Esteem on Loneliness in Individuals With Schizophrenia

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-esteem on loneliness in persons with schizophrenia. This study was conducted between August 2020 and August 2021 at a community mental health center affiliated with a research and training hospital in Turkey. This was a cross-sectional study that included 100 individuals with schizophrenia. A Descriptive Characteristics Form (DCF), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS) were used for data collection. The individuals' total mean scores were 2.47 ± 1.24 for RSES and 56.42 ± 10.00 for UCLA-LS. A moderate negative correlation was found between these scores ( r = −0.526, P &lt; 0.01). The results revealed that the persons with schizophrenia had a moderate level of self-esteem and a high level of loneliness, possibly indicating that as self-esteem increases, loneliness levels may decrease. [ Psychiatr Ann . 2023;53(9):419–424.]

Internet information as a factor of a person’s emotional and psychological well-being

Introduction. Information in modern society acts as a cultural tool influencing human socialisation processes. However, the amount of information consumed by a human is so extensive that it leads to information overload; its consequences on a person’s emotional and psychological well-being are not sufficiently studied, which determines the relevance of the present study. The issues of trust in mass media and human’s psychological well-being have been studied most often in modern psychological science as independent phenomena. Most often researchers focus on analysing the impact of news content on human well-being regardless of the extent of trust in it. The aim of the study was to reveal the relationship between the level of trust in digital media and a person’s emotional and psychological well-being. Materials and methods. The study involved 456 1st – 5th year students of the State University for Humanities and Social Studies (M=116, W=340, average age 19.7±2.8). The Integrative anxiety test; the Basic beliefs scale; the Psychological well-being scale were used to study one’s emotional and psychological well-being. The level of trust in mass media was measured with the use of the original questionnaire. Results. It was found that people who trust Internet media have more expressed emotional and personal problems reducing the level of their psychological well-being: anxiety about the future (p=0.004), depression (p=0.011), negative self-esteem and dissatisfaction with circumstances of their life (p=0.034). As shown by the factor analysis, the main correlatives of emotional and psychological ill-being in groups of those who trust and do not trust the media are as follows: expressed anxiety, low level of self-esteem and self-value, use of the emotional strategy for coping with stress (factor 2 “Emotional discomfort”). The ill-being of people who trust information in the Internet increases when they turn to the strategy of emotional social support in difficult situations, and the overall balance of well-being in people who do not trust the Internet can be disrupted in case of “crisis of beliefs” (factor 2 “Emotional discomfort”). Conclusion. The obtained results help to gain deeper understanding of the mechanisms of influence of Internet sources on human psychological well-being and to develop “healthy” media consumption programmes. Further research in this area can be focused on in-depth search for a set of determinant psychological variables – psychological well-being development protectors, with regard for gender, age and individual psychological characteristics of a person underlying trust in consumed information.

Internet information as a factor of a person’s emotional and psychological well-being

Introduction. Information in modern society acts as a cultural tool influencing human socialisation processes. However, the amount of information consumed by a human is so extensive that it leads to information overload; its consequences on a person’s emotional and psychological well-being are not sufficiently studied, which determines the relevance of the present study. The issues of trust in mass media and human’s psychological well-being have been studied most often in modern psychological science as independent phenomena. Most often researchers focus on analysing the impact of news content on human well-being regardless of the extent of trust in it. The aim of the study was to reveal the relationship between the level of trust in digital media and a person’s emotional and psychological well-being. Materials and methods. The study involved 456 1st – 5th year students of the State University for Humanities and Social Studies (M=116, W=340, average age 19.7±2.8). The Integrative anxiety test; the Basic beliefs scale; the Psychological well-being scale were used to study one’s emotional and psychological well-being. The level of trust in mass media was measured with the use of the original questionnaire. Results. It was found that people who trust Internet media have more expressed emotional and personal problems reducing the level of their psychological well-being: anxiety about the future (p=0.004), depression (p=0.011), negative self-esteem and dissatisfaction with circumstances of their life (p=0.034). As shown by the factor analysis, the main correlatives of emotional and psychological ill-being in groups of those who trust and do not trust the media are as follows: expressed anxiety, low level of self-esteem and self-value, use of the emotional strategy for coping with stress (factor 2 “Emotional discomfort”). The ill-being of people who trust information in the Internet increases when they turn to the strategy of emotional social support in difficult situations, and the overall balance of well-being in people who do not trust the Internet can be disrupted in case of “crisis of beliefs” (factor 2 “Emotional discomfort”). Conclusion. The obtained results help to gain deeper understanding of the mechanisms of influence of Internet sources on human psychological well-being and to develop “healthy” media consumption programmes. Further research in this area can be focused on in-depth search for a set of determinant psychological variables – psychological well-being development protectors, with regard for gender, age and individual psychological characteristics of a person underlying trust in consumed information.