Factors associated with self-esteem in pre-adolescents and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
Predictors of self-esteem were examined in 50 pre-adolescents and adolescents with cerebral palsy. On average, self-esteem was high, although 30% scored below a cut-point for low self-esteem. Self-esteem was bivariately associated with female gender, better physician-assessed functional ability, greater perception of the impact of the disability, and higher perceived parent overprotectiveness. In a multivariate model, only perceived impact of the disability remained significant.
Manuel
Janeen C
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Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. jmanuel@wfubmc.edu
Balkrishnan
Rajesh
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Camacho
Fabian
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Smith
Beth Paterson
BP
Koman
L Andrew
LA
D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires