title: Enhancing the self-esteem of selected male nursing home residents.
abstract: This study investigated treatment procedures for enhancing the self-esteem of older adult male nursing home residents. Twenty-one subjects were assigned randomly to either a control group meeting to discuss current news events or an experimental group receiving the intervention. Self-esteem significantly increased for the experimental subjects but not before they experienced a significant decrease in feelings of self-worth. The midtreatment observation of the dependent variable was a vital factor in determining the curvilinear relationship between time and the protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Services, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kelbley
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Durham
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012649:Self Concept