Self-Esteem and Stress as Factors in Abuse of Children

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3_suppl2) ◽  
pp. 1259-1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen A. Lawson ◽  
J. Ray Hays
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Form Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Description Form

A comparison of stress and self-esteem as made between a group of 23 couples in treatment who had abused their children and 23 control couples who were matched for age, race, sex, education, and occupation. Stress was measured by the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire. Self-esteem was measured by a synthesis of 38 items selected by mental health professionals from the Clarke Parent/Child Relations Questionnaire and the Self-description and Mate Description Form. Analysis of variance showed that couples who had abused their children had significantly greater stress than control couples. However, there was no significant difference between the groups on the measure of self-esteem. There was also no interaction effect of stress with self-esteem on abuse. While it seems well established that stress is a major contributor in child abuse, the interaction of stress with personality factors of parents who abuse their children remains uncertain.

scholarly journals In Search of Inner Wisdom: Guided Mindfulness Meditation in the Context of Suicide

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 216-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liora Birnbaum ◽  
Aiton Birnbaum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
External Source ◽  
The Self ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Suicide Survivors ◽  
Current State

Spiritual concerns are highly relevant, but often ignored, in psychotherapy in general and in suicide in particular. This article presents Internet data and clinical case material bearing on the topic, and describes an innovative therapeutic intervention administered in a group-workshop format with suicide survivors and mental health professionals. The technique incorporates relaxation and mindfulness meditation, with the addition of guided meditation in search of inner wisdom. Results of the group intervention are described and illustrated. Many participants reported a significant positive experience including connection to knowledge that was highly relevant to them in their current state of life. Whether such insights were experienced as coming from within (a deeper part of the self) or from an external source (a guiding figure or presence), indications are that guided meditation can be a powerful resource for therapists and their clients, suicidal and otherwise. Possible applications in diverse populations and settings, as well as the need for further research, are discussed.

scholarly journals The correlation between self-esteem and psychological health of cadets of the Suvorov Military School of the MIA of Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-233
Author(s):  
Alina Kulinchenko ◽  
Valentin Shapoval
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Military School ◽  
Internal Affairs

The relevance of studying the self- assessment of cadets of the Suvorov Military School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and its relationship with psychological health is due to the need to increase the effectiveness of the system of psychological support for cadets during the period of pre-university education, the purpose of which is to compensate for the deficiencies in the adaptive abilities of adolescents and their further personal and professional self-determination. One of the main criteria for assessing a cadet’s career opportunities in the law enforcement system is his self-assessment. A young man entering the Suvorov Military School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia does not always proportion the level of his physical, intellectual and personal capabilities with those requirements of the educational environment of a military school. The inability of adolescents to adequately assess their strengths and weaknesses complicates the process of professional self-determination, in connection with which a significant percentage of the pupils who entered the school experience difficulties in adaptation, are disappointed in their choice and make a decision to expel. The study resulted in a correlation between the self-esteem of the cadets of the Suvorov Military School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia with the resource of their psychological health, reflecting the ratio of constructive and destructive-deficient central (unconscious) personality functions. Another finding is a significant difference in the self-assessment of cadets assigned to different groups of psychological health. The practical significance of the research findings is determined by the possibility of their effective use in the system of psychological support for pre-university training of cadets of the Suvorov military school, including the period of mass psycho-prophylactic examinations and the provision of targeted psychological assistance to cadets with low self-assessment.

scholarly journals Investigation of Prospective Kickboxing Coaches’ Self-Esteem in Decision Making and Decision Making Styles

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Eyyup Nacar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Self ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Decision Making Styles ◽  
The Face ◽  
Level Of Significance

Decision refers to the act of choosing the most appropriate type of action possible according to present possibilities and conditions in order to achieve an aim. Decision making covers all cognitive and behavioral effort for choosing and preferring in the face of various situations and events. Starting from this point of view, in our study, it was aimed to investigate prospective kickboxing students’ self-esteem in decision making and decision making styles.The study included 62 voluntary prospective coaches, who participated in a kickboxing coaching in the city center of Elazığ in 2017. In order to obtain personal information from the participant prospective coaches in the study, a personal information form (age, gender, years of doing sports) was formed. In order to investigate the self-esteem in decision making and decision making styles of prospective kickboxing coaches, the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, which was originally developed by Mann et al., (1998) and adapted into Turkish by Deniz (2004), was utilized. The obtained data were evaluated by using SPSS statistics package software and the level of significance was regarded as p<0.05.As a result of the study, according to participants’ variables of age, gender and years of doing sports, the comparison of prospective teachers’ decision making and decision making style mean scores did not constitute a statistically significant difference. The self-esteem levels of coaches in decision making were observed to be significantly high.

scholarly journals Interactions between Personality and Types of Mindfulness Practice in Reducing Burnout in Mental Health Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6721
Author(s):  
Raquel Ruiz-Íñiguez ◽  
Ana Carralero Montero ◽  
Francisco A. Burgos-Julián ◽  
Justo Reinaldo Fabelo Roche ◽  
Miguel A. Santed
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mindfulness Practice ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Mind

Research on mindfulness-based interventions reports mainly on improvements at the group level. Thus, there is a need to elaborate on the individual differences in their effectiveness. The aim of this study was twofold: (1) to examine which personality factors could influence burnout reduction associated with different types of mindfulness practice and (2) to evaluate the interaction between personality factors and the amount of home practice; both aims were controlled for sociodemographic characteristics. A total of 104 Cuban mental health professionals, who participated in a crossover trial, were included. The effect of personality (Cattell’s 16 Personality Factors) was analyzed through regression analysis. First, the results revealed that Emotional Stability and Vigilance could negatively moderate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions. Second, participants who scored low in Sensitivity or Vigilance could benefit more from the body-centered practices (i.e., body scan and Hatha yoga practices), but no significant results for the mind-centered practices (i.e., classical meditation) were found. Third, participants who scored high in Self-reliance could benefit more from informal practice. Other personality factors did not appear to moderate the effect of the interventions, though previous experience in related techniques must be considered. Recommendations and clinical implications are discussed. Trial registration number is NCT03296254 (clinicaltrials.gov).

scholarly journals GAMBARAN HARGA DIRI REMAJA PUTRI YANG MELAKUKAN SEKS PRANIKAH

Psibernetika ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Christy ◽  
Shanty Sudarji
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Premarital Sex ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
Sexual Hormones ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
Observation Method

<p><em>Puberty is experienced in adolescence that causes physical and sexual maturity. Sexual hormones that have begun to work encourage adolescents to engage in sexual behavior. Women are referred to as the most disadvantaged if they have premarital sex without long-term commitment. And losing your virginity will affect your self-esteem such as feeling insecure, embarrassed, guilty, sinful, dirty, scared, worried, fear not accepted and humiliation and others will arise after having premarital sex. The purpose of this study is to get an overview and know how the self-esteem of teenage girls who have premarital sex. The research method used in this study is qualitative research with phenomenological approach and using interview and observation method to obtain research data. Respondents in this study were five teenage girls who had premarital sex. The results in this study showed that only one respondent fulfilled all aspects of self-esteem. Then, three respondents fulfilled the aspect of feeling of worth. Two respondents fulfilled the aspect of feeling of competence, and two respondents fulfilled the feelings of belonging. The existence of family factors that also affect the respondents to perform premarital sex behavior as well as the existence of environmental factors, personality factors and hormonal factors. Premarital sex performed by these five respondents can be a picture that premarital sex in teenagers is a natural thing to do with a partner as a form of peak of love by teenagers though not married. So that adolescents are expected to study sex education by attending seminars to find out the impacts if premarital sex.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:  </em></strong><em>Self-esteem, Self-esteem in teenage girls, teenage girls, premarital sex</em></p>

scholarly journals Parenting Styles and Its Effect on Self-Esteem of Adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunjan Sharma ◽  
Dr. Neelam Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Regular School ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Age Range

This study primarily aims at assessing and studying the parenting styles and its effect on the self-esteem of adolescents, specifically in Indian context. ‘Parenting styles’ are of four main types which are authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglectful parenting style. Three main styles out of these namely authoritarian, authoritative and permissive style of parenting have been kept as the focus of this study to assess their effect on the self-esteem of adolescents since both theoretically and practically it has always been documented and proved that the neglectful approach of parents always negatively impact the children and adolescents’ factors related to their ‘self’, therefore it is not kept in the inclusion criteria for this study. The selected sample for this study consisted of a total of 120 participants (60 female and 60 male) adolescents selected from Delhi and NCR in India, the age range kept as 16-18years (with no mental and physical disability, regular school going adolescents, with nearly same socio-economic background and only those from unbroken nuclear families with mothers who were homemakers). The findings showed that there is no significant difference between permissive and authoritative parenting both in case of mothers’ and fathers’ parenting on the self-esteem of adolescents and both these styles of parenting mostly results in higher self-esteem among adolescents as compared to authoritarian style of parenting which is found to have a significant negative correlation with the self-esteem of adolescents. Also, not much difference is found between the self-esteem levels of male and female adolescents in present times in urban Indian context.

scholarly journals Analysis of Self-Esteem Levels of Students in Physical Education and Sports High School

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahri Akçakoyun
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sport Team ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this study is to examine the self-esteem levels of the students at Balikesir University Physical Education and Sports High School according to the variables such; gender, age, body-mass index (BMI), education department, class, sporting situation and sport branch (individual sport-team sport). While the universe of the study has been formed by students in Balikesir physical education and sports high school, the sample group has been consisted of a total of 292 students; 108 of whom are female and 184 male, who have been randomly selected from these students. In this study Rosenberg self-esteem scale, developed by Rosenberg (1965) and adapted to Turkish language by Cuhadaroglu (1986) has been used. Kolmogorov- Smirnov normality test, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal- Wallis test has been used in the analysis of the data obtained from study. Self Esteem Score (SES) is calculated for each individual. As a result of the study, it has been found that the self-esteem averages of the physical education and sports high school students are very close to each other in gender and sport branch factors, and no significant change has been seen (p>0,05) however according to variable; whether they do sport or not; those who perpetually do sport have higher self-esteem than those who do not, and this change is statistically significant (p<0.05) and according to age, class and body-mass index there is no significant difference (p>0,05); and in the comparison among the departments; the average scores of the students of physical education and sports teaching department are higher than the average scores of the students of sports administration department, however this difference is not significant. It has been also understood that the average scores of the physical education and sports teaching students is higher than the students of coaching department and this change is statistically significant (p<0,05.).

scholarly journals SELF ESTEEM OF SECONDARY SCHOOL THARU STUDENTS OF WEST CHAMPARAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 354-358
Author(s):  
Ignatius Topno ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Behavior

SelfEsteemis a central construct in clinical, developmental, personality, and social psychology.Self Esteem can be defined as an individuals judgment of his or her self-worth (Rosenberg 1965). Self Esteem is generally considered the evaluative component of the self-concept, a broader representation of the self that includes cognitive and behavioral aspects as well as evaluative or affective ones (Tomaka&Blascovich, 1991). Self Esteem creates self-image (Judy and Arin 2004). People with high self esteem take risks more easily than those with low self Esteem. Self Esteem, that is contingent on success and competence, triggers fundamentally different habitual thought and behavior patterns than contingent self Esteem, that involves seeking compensation from emotional support and acceptance. These behaviors and attitudes have in recent studies been linked to distinctive patterns of coping with social threats and differential health outcomes.It is an extremely popular construct within psychology, and has been related to virtually every other psychological concept or domain, including personality, behavioral, cognitive, and clinical concepts. It can influence life in myriad ways, from academic and professional success to relationships and mental health. On the above criteria in mind the researcher desired using mean, standard deviation t test to study the difference between the mean scores of male and female, Private and Government job holders children, age of students, type of family and finally the standard of students in their self-esteem of secondary school Tharu children of West Champaran . The result declared that there is no significant difference between the mean scores of male and female,Private and government Job holders children, single and nuclear family, whereas there is a significant difference between the mean scores of less than 14 and above 14 years and IXth and Xth Standard secondary school Tharu students in their self-esteem.

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Perceived Barriers Among Mental Health Professionals in Sudanese Psychiatric Hospitals Regarding COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajr Elhashimi ◽  
Mohammed Ibrahim ◽  
Bhaga Taha
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background: Since March 11, 2020, COVID-19 has been declared as a pandemic by WHO, it has caused substantial morbidity and mortality globally thus knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) related to the COVID-19 outbreak are one of the priorities in such a pandemic. KAP in a non-COVID facility, such as a psychiatric institution needs to be addressed. Aims: To assess mental health professionals knowledge, attitude, and practice working Sudanese in psychiatric facilitatesMethods: A cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire targeting the whole population of mental health professionals(MHPs) which is 141, was conducted at three psychiatric facilities in Khartoum state , Sudan. 89 agreed to participate in the study consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses staff participated in the study. Results: 70.8% of MHP’s in this study had adequate knowledge of COVID-19 symptomatology, transmission, management, and preventive measures. 44.9% were not willing to take COVID19 vaccine. Good practices like maintaining quarantine during outbreak and wearing a medical mask were observed. The significant difference found in Spearman’s correlation was between knowledge and attitude which was negative correlation. Findings showed that MHPs (37.1%,N=33) had positive Practice,(57.3%,N=51) had positive attitude regarding COVID-19. MHPs perceived that lack of an official specialized in infection control ,overcrowding in psychiatric patients’ room and Lack of policy procedures of infection control practice were the major barriers to infection control. Inferential analysis indicated that Social workers showing higher knowledge (mean=57.95) than other MHPs (P=0.009) and psychiatrist showed higher attitude (62.63). Conclusions: This study found that MHPs in Sudan have good knowledge, and suggest a special need to scale up facilities’ infection control materials to meet the required good practice.

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