title: Gender difference in self-esteem of Hong Kong Chinese with cardiac diseases.
abstract: Self-esteem is an indicator of a person's subjective quality of life due to its close relationship to a person's behavioural competence, positive self-experience, and sense of self-actualization. The present study aimed to investigate the basis of self-esteem in people with cardiac diseases, according to gender, after their cardiac surgery. The findings showed that there were prominent gender differences in the subjects' self-esteem. Women (aged<60) showed statistically significant higher ratings in the importance of 11 life events importance and the satisfaction of three life events than men. The study also found cultural uniqueness: Hong Kong Chinese (both men and women) with cardiac diseases generally indicated that social (interpersonal) self-concept dimensions were more important than achievement (personal) self-concept dimensions in their life perception. These findings are noteworthy for setting optimum goals of rehabilitation apart from return to work.
authors.affiliation: Physiotherapy Department, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, ROC. jennyyng@netvigator.com
authors.forename: J Y Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: D W K
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors