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Change and associated factors of self-esteem among children in rural China: A two-year longitudinal study.
- Source :
- Psychology, Health & Medicine; Dec2015, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p879-888, 10p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Childhood has been targeted as an especially important period for self-esteem formation. The aim of this study is to examine the change and associated factors of self-esteem among children in rural China. A two-year longitudinal study was conducted with a general elementary and secondary school population in Anhui Province, China including 816 children aged between 7 and 16 years. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) was used to examine relationships between low self-esteem and socio-demographic, family environment, and psychosocial factors. On average, self-esteem level among children was increased across three assessments. Multivariable analysis (GEE) showed that low self-esteem in children was clearly associated with male gender (OR = 1.45, 95%CI = 1.12–1.89), moderate and severe family dysfunction (OR = 1.88, 95%CI = 1.40–2.51; OR = 1.88, 95%CI = 1.25–2.83, respectively), quality of life (OR = .97, 95%CI = .96–.98), depression (OR = 1.89, 95%CI = 1.32–2.70), anxiety (OR = 2.05, 95%CI = 1.51–2.77), positive coping styles (OR = .91, 95%CI = .89–.94), and negative coping styles (OR = 1.05, 95%CI = 1.03–1.07). Self-esteem is a dynamic rather than a static construct during childhood. Low self-esteem among children was associated with a number of socio-demographic, family environment, and psychosocial factors. Further studies exploring the pathways and mechanisms by which the effect of these factors impact on self-esteem among children are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
ANXIETY
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
MENTAL depression
LONGITUDINAL method
QUALITY of life
RESEARCH funding
RURAL conditions
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SCHOOL children
SELF-evaluation
SELF-perception in children
SEX distribution
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
T-test (Statistics)
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
FAMILY relations
REPEATED measures design
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13548506
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychology, Health & Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110137014
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2014.983136