OBJECTIVE The current study was semi-experimentally designed in order to identify the effect of peer education upon breast self-examination (BSE) behaviors and self-esteem among university students. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was undertaken with 100 female students who studied at Erzincan University. Peer educators were recruited from the 4th year students. The data were collected with a...

BACKGROUND Low levels of self-esteem have been implicated as both a cause and a consequence of severe mental disorders. The main aims of the study were to examine whether premorbid adjustment has an impact on the subject's self-esteem, and whether lowered self-esteem contributes to the development of delusions and hallucinations. METHOD A total of 113 patients from the Thematically Organized ...

objective: the present study was carried out to investigate the effects of group narrative therapy on enhancing self-esteem and self-efficacy of 20 iranian male orphan adolescents (13-18 years of age). methods: participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. then, a 10-week group therapy was performed. outcome measures included the rosenberg selfesteem inventory and t...

background: although the association between major depressive disorder (mdd) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. objectives: using a nationally representative sample of adults in the united states, we explored whether or not race alters the association between mdd and self-esteem. materials and methods: data came from ...

The aim of this research is to analyze the predictive role self-esteem, attachment styles, and origin family functions in explaining conflict resolution romantic relationships. A total 265 adult participants were administered Demographics Form, Conflict Resolution Styles Scale (CRSS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem (RSES), Experiences Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R), Family Assessment Device (FAD). ...

The use of smartphones has become a potentially addictive practice. Parental smartphone addiction is likely to have far-reaching implications for children's conduct. This article investigates the intricacies and challenges addiction, with special emphasis on children behavior problems their self-esteem. Moreover, study investigated mean differences in variables across demographic variables. sur...

Persecutory delusions are proposed to be a defence against low self-esteem reaching conscious awareness (Bentall, Corcoran, Howard, Blackwood, & Kinderman, 2001). Key predictions of this proposal are that individuals with persecutory delusions will have lower implicit self-esteem and equivalent levels of explicit self-esteem compared to healthy controls. This study aims to test the predictions ...

Interpersonal theories of self-esteem assume that the importance that others place on oneself contributes to individual levels of self-esteem. Recent studies further suggest a possible link between self-esteem and the endocrine stress response, mediated through individual levels of locus of control, without taking levels of social approval into account. The present set of studies aimed to explo...

BACKGROUND: The objective of the present study was to identify the effects and relative importance of demographic factors and psychosocial stressors on self-esteem of psychiatric patients. METHOD: The present study was carried out on a consecutive sample of 1,190 individuals attending an open-access psychiatric outpatient clinic. Patients were diagnosed according to DSM III-R diagnostic criteri...

Introduction The aim of the study was to assess relationship between performing remote work during COVID-19 pandemic and level job life satisfaction, as well assumed, intermediary role perceived stress such resources self-efficacy self-esteem. Material methods study, implemented with use an internet application, included 283 employees. Data were gathered using a satisfaction scale, Short Scale ...