scholarly journals How Should Self-Esteem Be Considered in Cancer Patients?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noémie Niveau ◽  
Boris New ◽  
Marine Beaudoin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Physical Impairment ◽  
Psychological Care ◽  
Psychological Resource ◽  
Real Risk ◽  
Vulnerability Model

Numerous studies showed that cancer significantly increases the risk of developing depressive and anxious symptoms. It has been shown that self-esteem is an important psychological resource and is associated with many health behaviors. Furthermore, the vulnerability model of low self-esteem, which has received strong empirical support, highlights that low self-esteem is a real risk factor in the development of depressive disorders. This article aims at providing an overview of the involvement of self-esteem in the psychological adjustment to cancer. After briefly reviewing the literature, we suggest that its implication in the development of depressive disorders and its association with coping strategies and social support in cancer patients justify the consideration of self-esteem in oncology psychological care, especially in young adult patients and those with significant physical impairment following treatment.

scholarly journals Family social support and the self-esteem of breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Aprilianto ◽  
Sih Ageng Lumadi ◽  
Feriana Ira Handian
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Medical Procedure ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Social Support

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is the first step in breast cancer treatment. However, the medical procedure causes stressors on the self-concept of patients, especially low self-esteem, due to the decrease in the function of their limbs. This research aims to investigate the correlation between family social support and the self-esteem of breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. It was conducted using a cross-sectional approach.Design and Methods: A sample of 56 people was selected by a simple random sampling technique, using a family social support questionnaire and the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale.Results: Based on the Spearman Rho statistical test, it was found that the value of p was 0.000 with a correlation coefficient value of 0.762. This indicated that there was a strong positive correlation between family social support and patient self-esteem.Conclusions: Families are the closest systems to patients that play an important role as a coping strategy and in disease management. Therefore, it is suggested that family community groups should be developed among families that have breast cancer patients through social networking.

Suicide Attempters, Suicide Ideators, and Non-Ideators

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Teismann ◽  
Laura Paashaus ◽  
Paula Siegmann ◽  
Peter Nyhuis ◽  
Marcus Wolter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Suicide Attempters

Abstract. Background: Suicide ideation is a prerequisite for suicide attempts. However, the majority of ideators will never act on their thoughts. It is therefore crucial to understand factors that differentiate those who consider suicide from those who make suicide attempts. Aim: Our aim was to investigate the role of protective factors in differentiating non-ideators, suicide ideators, and suicide attempters. Method: Inpatients without suicide ideation ( n = 32) were compared with inpatients with current suicide ideation ( n = 37) and with inpatients with current suicide ideation and a lifetime history of suicide attempts ( n = 26) regarding positive mental health, self-esteem, trust in higher guidance, social support, and reasons for living. Results: Non-ideators reported more positive mental health, social support, reasons for living, and self-esteem than suicide ideators and suicide attempters did. No group differences were found regarding trust in higher guidance. Suicide ideators and suicide attempters did not differ regarding any of the study variables. Limitations: Results stem from a cross-sectional study of suicide attempts; thus, neither directionality nor generalizability to fatal suicide attempts can be determined. Conclusion: Various protective factors are best characterized to distinguish ideators from nonsuicidal inpatients. However, the same variables seem to offer no information about the difference between ideators and attempters.

The Influence of Dysphoria, Self-Esteem, and Social Support on Adjustment to College

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Stroot ◽  
Oriana Gatta ◽  
Rachel Leahy ◽  
Jennifer Mikalowsky
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Adjustment To College
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