title: Factors associated with self-esteem in pre-adolescents and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. jmanuel@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Janeen C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Manuel
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balkrishnan
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Beth Paterson
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L Andrew
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Koman
mesh_terms: 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