Children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: emotional reactions, coping mechanisms, and self-esteem.
The main aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship among emotional responses of children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis towards their physical state, the coping mechanisms they used, and their self-esteem and the treatment condition of their disorder, i.e., the use of a brace or not. 82 children and adolescents ages 7 to 17 years who were attending an outpatient scoliosis clinic were administered two questionnaires; one evaluated emotional and behavioral factors linked to coping with stressful situations, and the second assessed self-esteem. Analysis showed that, after adjusting for emotion-focused coping, general self-esteem, and age, the effect of the use of brace as a treatment technique on the participants' emotional reactions was not significant.
Beka
Anastasia
A
Psychiatric Department for Children and Adolescents, G Papanikolaou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. anbek@hol.gr
Dermitzaki
Irini
I
Christodoulou
Anastasios
A
Kapetanos
George
G
Markovitis
Marios
M
Pournaras
John
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires