title: Self-esteem, parent-child interaction, emotional support, and self-perception among Thai undergraduate nursing students.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, USA. rross1@kent.edu
authors.forename: Ratchneewan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Pakvilai
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srisaeng
authors.forename: Suchawadee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yimmee
authors.forename: Wilaiphan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sawatphanit
authors.forename: Sujidra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Somchid
mesh_terms: 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