title: Self-Esteem of 8-14-Year-Old Children with Psychiatric Disorders: Disorder- and Gender-Specific Effects.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the relation between global and domain-specific self-esteem and psychiatric disorders. A sample of 577 children aged 8-14 years was recruited via psychiatric hospitals and from the general population. Parents were given a diagnostic interview to assess children's psychiatric diagnoses (current/past). Parents and children completed questionnaires on child symptoms. Children completed a questionnaire on global and domain-specific self-esteem (scales: scholastic competence, social acceptance, athletic performance and physical appearance, global self-esteem). Self-esteem of children with current psychiatric disorders was lower than that of healthy controls (ηp2between 0.01 and 0.08). Concerning scholastic competence, social acceptance and global self-esteem, children with past psychiatric disorders scored also lower than healthy controls. Different current psychiatric disorders showed specific but small effects on dimensions of self-esteem (β between -0.08 and 0.19). Moreover, we found a gender × group interaction, indicating that girls with depressive and adjustment disorders were specifically impaired in their global self-esteem and perception of their physical appearance. Findings might help clinicians to focus on particular domains of self-esteem during the diagnostic process and to define adequate treatment goals.
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. Stephanie.stadelmann@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. Stephanie.stadelmann@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stadelmann
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Madlen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grunewald
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gibbels
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matuschek
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Steffi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Annette Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.|University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiemisch
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: von Klitzing
authors.affiliation: LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Döhnert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology; D000067289:Behavior Observation Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D066107:Social Skills; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescents; Children; Domain-specific self-esteem; Gender; Psychiatric disorders