title: Self-concept of primary-school-age children with cleft lip, cleft palate, or both.
abstract: This study compared the self-concept of primary-school-age children (5 years to 9 years) with clefts to a control group on nonaffected peers. The children with clefts reported a significantly lower global self-concept. They perceived themselves as less socially adept and more frequently sad and angry than their peers. It is postulated that poor self-concept in primary-school-age children with clefts may be related to concerns with speech, appearance, differential parental expectations, or a combination of these variables.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapp-Simon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000523:psychology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior