A As st t› ›m ml l› › ç ço oc cu uk kl la ar r› ›n n b be en nl li ik k s sa ay yg g› ›l la ar r› › v ve e a an nn ne el le er ri in ni in n d du uy yg gu u d d› ›fl fla av vu ur ru um m d dü üz ze ey yl le er ri in ni in n d de e¤ ¤e er rl le en nd di ir ri il lm me es si i T Th he e r re el la at ti io on ns sh hi ip p i in n b be et tw we ee en n s se el lf f--e es st te ee em m l le ev ve el ls s a an nd d t th he e m mo ot th he er rs s' ' e ex xp pr re es ss se ed d e em mo ot ti io on n i in n c ch hi il ld dr re en n w w› ›i it th h a as st th hm ma a S Se em ma a Ö Öl lç çe er r, , N Ne efl fle e P Pe er rd da ah hl l› › F Fi ifl fl* *, , M Me er ra al l B Be er rk ke em m* *, , B Bü ül le en nt t K Ka ar ra ad da a¤ ¤* ** * Bulgular: Ast›ml› çocuklarda psikiyatrik tan› alma s›kl›¤›n›n (p=0,00) ve davran›fl sorunlar›n›n (p<0,01) daha fazla oldu¤u görülmüfltür. Ast›ml›larda benlik sayg›s› düzeyi kontrol grubu ile benzerlik göstermekle birlikte anne duygu d›flavurumu artt›kça çocuklar›n benlik sayg›s›n›n düfltü¤ü saptanm›flt›r (r=-0,38, p=0,002). Annelerin duygu d›flavurum düzeyi ast›m grubunda daha yüksek bulunmufl (p=0,006), çocukta psikiyatrik tan› alma ve davran›fl sorunlar› s›kl›¤› ile iliflkili oldu¤u görülmüfltür.Ç›kar›mlar: Ast›m varl›¤› benlik sayg›s›n› do¤rudan etkilememekle birlikte efllik eden psikiyatrik bozukluklar, duygusal ve davran›flsal sorunlar ve annenin duygu d›flavurumunun fazla olmas› çocukta benlik sayg›s›n›n azalmas›na neden olmaktad›r. (Türk Ped Arfl 2010; 45: 144-9) Anahtar sözcükler: Ast›m, çocuk, duygu d›flavurumu, kendilik kavram› S Su um mm ma ar ry y Aim: The objective of this study is to evaluate the self-esteem levels of asthmatic children and the maternal emotional expressiveness. Material and Method:Sixty-five children and adolescents with the diagnosis of asthma were compared with a control group of 76 children, without a chronic illness. Presence of psychopathology was evaluated by Kiddie-Schizofrenia Affective Disorders Schedule, behavioral problems were assessed by Child Behaviour Checklist. Additionally, Piers Harris Self-Esteem Inventory and Expressed Emotions Questionnaire were administered to children and adolescents and to their mothers, respectively. In order to compare the groups, chi square and student's t-tests, and to assess the relationship between the variables Pearson's correlation analyses were used.Results: Psychiatric diagnoses (p=0.00) and behavioral problems (p<0.01) were encountered more frequently in children with asthma. Although self-esteem levels of asthmatic children were similar to those of the control group, as maternal emotional expression increased, children tended to have lower self esteem levels (r=-0.38, p=0.002). Maternal emotional expression levels were found to be higher in the asthma group (p=0.006) and it showed positive correlation with the presence of psychopathology and behavioral problems in the children. Conclusions:Although self-esteem was not directly affected by the presence of asthma, co-occurrence of psychiatric disor...

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