title: Relationships of family functioning, self-esteem, and resourceful coping of Thai adolescents with asthma.
abstract: Within the context of Rosenbaum's theory of learned resourcefulness, this correlational study examined the relationships among family functioning, self-esteem, and resourceful coping in Thai adolescents with asthma. A convenience sample of 132 Thai adolescents (aged 12-17 years) with asthma was recruited from the outpatient asthma clinics of four hospitals in Bangkok. Self-administered questionnaires included an assessment of demographic information and asthma status, the revised Family APGAR, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Children's Self-Control Scale. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relationships among variables. Effective family functioning had a significant positive effect on self-esteem (beta = .27, p < .01) and resourceful coping (beta = .30, p < .01), controlling for gender and age. However, self-esteem was not significantly correlated with resourceful coping (beta = .15, p = .08). The findings suggest that nursing interventions should take into account the role of family functioning in promoting self-esteem and resourceful coping in Thai adolescents with asthma. Recommendations for future research include replication of the study with a larger sample of adolescents with asthma and with adolescents with other chronic illnesses.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University, Pyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Sunida.P.@Chula.ac.th
authors.forename: Sunida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Preechawong
authors.forename: Jaclene A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zauszniewski
authors.forename: Marjorie M V
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Heinzer
authors.forename: Carol M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Musil
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kercsmar
authors.forename: Rungtiwa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aswinanonh
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001249:Asthma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005192:Family Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand