title: Self-concept and introversion in adolescents with cleft lip and palate.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate if adolescents with cleft lip, or palate, or both (CLP), have an altered self-concept, and to assess their degree of introversion, compared with a control group. The CLP group consisted of 55 adolescents (aged 17-20 years) and the control group consisted of 31 adolescents (16-19 years). The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) was used to measure the subjects' self-concept, while the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Inventory (EPQ-I) was used to measure introversion. The results indicate that those with CLP have a normal or even a high self-concept, and no signs of introversion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.forename: Gustaf
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aniansson
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Svensson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D011580:Psychological Techniques; D012649:Self Concept