A review of the literature indicates that (a) very little attention has been devoted to measurement problems plaguing the study of self-esteem and (b) few studies employ more than one type of self-esteem instrument. This study addresses these issues by using eight measures of self-esteem involving self-reports, ratings by others, and a projective instrument. Their intercorrelations are examined...

Methods The NBSQ questionnaire, which consists of 31 questions, was posted online to be completed by those who have experienced bracing for scoliosis. The questionnaire was completed by 139 people from 10 countries. Subjects were divided into three age groups: pre-adolescents (8-12), adolescents (13-17) and late-adolescents (18-21). A total of 113 completed questionnaires were used and evaluate...

Attachment to place may contribute to individuals’ well-being. We evaluated whether visualizing a place of attachment (compared with visualizing a nonattached familiar place) could increase the satisfaction of key psychological needs. Place attachment visualizations increased participants’ levels of selfesteem, meaning, and belonging. Furthermore, visualizing places at a certain geographical sc...

Methods: Open structure rhinoplasty, using the 3-tiered approach, was performed on all 75 patients. An anonymous questionnaire addressed postoperative patient satisfaction, maintenance of ethnic characteristics, selfesteem, and nasofacial harmony. The rate of complications was determined by medical record review. Results: On a scale of 1 to 5 (1, no change; 5, complete change), patients reporte...

A major consequence of years of exclusion and neglect is that past attempts to change the social and economic conditions of Afro Latin American (AFLA) Communities have often been hampered by low selfesteem and significant degrees of internal apathy. This was often coupled with a deep sense of alienation from many of the regional and national institutions that are mandated to direct programs and...

Being happy at work is a fundamental element of a person’s life satisfaction. Because work is an integral part of a person’s identity, the professional role that one assumes is frequently the means by which a person feels the most valued and derives their selfesteem. (1) Within the profession of nursing, there is a positive correlation between career satisfaction, self nurturance, and life sati...

Methods 36 Italian and Spanish adolescents with IS (aged 13.1 years; Mean Cobb angle 29°; Risser 0) were visited for the first time in two different centers (Milan and Barcelona). 14 of them were treated by brace and physiotherapy, 22 only by physiotherapy. Patients answered to Rosenberg selfesteem test, SRS-22, and to Body Satisfaction questionnaires, at the beginning and six months later. Eac...

Introduction Strengthening the self-confidence of future professionals can help them achieve professional goals with a likelihood being able to in future. The objective was determine whether self-esteem, depression, and life satisfaction influence expectations Peruvian university students. Methods A total 708 students participated (64.8% were female, mean age = 21.49; SD 4.83). Rosenberg Self-E...

Self-perception of Smile Aesthetics and Self-esteem By: Larry D. Scarborough Jr., D.D.S. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Dentistry at Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011 Major Director: Bhavna Shroff, D.M.D., M.S.D., M.P.A. Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department Of Orthodontics...

The Multifactor Trait IAT (MFT–IAT) is designed for implicit assessment of traits that are currently assessed in explicit (self-report) form by multi-item personality inventories. The most widely used such inventories include one known popularly as the “Big Five” and the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The problem in developing Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures of these traits is tha...