Self-esteem, parent-child interaction, emotional support, and self-perception among Thai undergraduate nursing students.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of parent-child interaction on self-esteem as mediated by emotional support and self-perception among undergraduate nursing students in Thailand. This study recruited 307 Thai baccalaureate nursing students who completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Ross Parent-Child Interaction Questionnaire, Emotional Support instrument, and Self-Perception questionnaire. Results revealed that the students reported relatively high self-esteem. A path model demonstrated the positive effect of parent-child interaction on emotional support and self-perception, and the positive effects of emotional support and self-perception on self-esteem. Self esteem was powerfully predicted from emotional support and moderately predicted from self-perception. These variables account for 37% of the variance in self esteem.
Ross
Ratchneewan
R
Kent State University, USA. rross1@kent.edu
Zeller
Richard
R
Srisaeng
Pakvilai
P
Yimmee
Suchawadee
S
Sawatphanit
Wilaiphan
W
Somchid
Sujidra
S
D000328:Adult; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013785:Thailand