Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Low self-esteem and psychiatric patients: Part II – The relationship between self-esteem and demographic factors and psychosocial stressors in psychiatric patients. | Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry Primary Research BioMed Central Open Access Low self-esteem and psychiatric patients Part II - The relationship between self-esteem and demographic factors and psychosocial stressors in psychiatric patients Mahnaz Salsali and Peter H Silverstone Address Department of Psychiatry University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada Email Mahnaz Salsali - Peter H Silverstone - Corresponding author Published II February 2003 Received 25 November 2002 Accepted 11 February 2003 Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2003 2 3 This article is available from http content 2 1 3 2003 Salsali and Silverstone licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract 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 criteria following detailed assessments. At screening patients and controls completed two self-esteem questionnaires the Rosenberg self-esteem scale and the Janis and Field Social Adequacy scale. In addition a large amount of demographic and psychosocial data was collected on all patients. Results Significantly increased self-esteem was observed with an increase in age educational achievement and income. Employed patients showed significantly higher self-esteem compared to unemployed patients. Female patients had a significantly lower self-esteem compared to male patients. The self-esteem of psychiatric patients did not vary significantly .
