Socio-economic differences in self-esteem of adolescents influenced by personality, mental health and social support

Veselská, Zuzana Dankulincová; Gecková, Andrea Madarasová; Gajdošová, B; Orosová, Oľga; Dijk, Jitse P. van; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.

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“…In addition, there is evidence that social support has effects on the cardiovascular response [4] and also on the neuroendocrine and immune functions [5]. It is further argued that social support has a buffering effect on stressful life events and depression [6] and that perceived social support promotes self-esteem, which in turn has a positive effect on mental health [7]. …”

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“…This instrument is preferably short and has been found to be reliable and valid both in its original language [17] and in other language versions [18,19]. The instrument has been used in clinical and non-clinical settings [3,20,21], in various age groups [7,22,23] and in samples with various cultural backgrounds [24-26]. Until today, there is no validated Swedish version of the MSPSS, a prerequisite for international communication and comparisons between studies.…”

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The Swedish version of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) - a psychometric evaluation study in women with hirsutism and nursing students

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BackgroundThe Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a short instrument, developed to assess perceived social support. The original English version has been widely used. The original scale has demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties in different settings, but no validated Swedish version has been available. The aim was therefore to translate, adapt and psychometrically evaluate the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support for use in a Swedish context.MethodIn total 281 participants accepted to join the study, a main sample of 127 women with hirsutism and a reference sample of 154 nursing students. The MSPSS was translated and culturally adapted according to the rigorous official process approved by WHO. The psychometric evaluation included item analysis, evaluation of factor structure, known-group validity, internal consistency and reproducibility.ResultsThe original three-factor structure was reproduced in the main sample of women with hirsutism. An equivalent factor structure was demonstrated in a cross-validation, based on the reference sample of nursing students. Known-group validity was supported and internal consistency was good for all scales (α = 0.91-0.95). The test-retest showed acceptable to very good reproducibility for the items (κw = 0.58-0.85) and the scales (ICC = 0.89-0.92; CCC = 0.89-0.92).ConclusionThe Swedish version of the MSPSS is a multidimensional scale with sound psychometric properties in the present study sample. The simple and short format makes it a useful tool for measuring perceived social support.

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The Swedish version of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) - a psychometric evaluation study in women with hirsutism and nursing students

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“…Students’ need to belong moderately correlates with psychosomatic symptoms and shyness [22]. Self-esteem is positively related to family affluence of the adolescents [23]. Thus, family socioeconomic status is strongly linked with several dimensions of mental health and differences across a wide range of demographic groups, varying by age, gender and different SES measures [24].…”

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“…Psychosomatic symptoms , self - esteem and loneliness have been used as indicators of adolescents’ mental well-being [10,23,25]. Shyness is also related to a variety of adverse psychological health outcomes (depression, social phobias, psychosomatic symptoms, loneliness, etc.)…”

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Socioeconomic inequalities in mental well-being among Hungarian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

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Fitzpatrick

2014

Int J Equity Health

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IntroductionAccording to several empirical studies, mental well-being is significant in adolescence; adolescent’s social network is undergoing radical changes while at the same time depression is increasing. The primary goal of our study is to determine whether socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with mental health status of Hungarian adolescents and the strength and nature of this association.MethodsOur sample was comprised of three high schools of Debrecen (the second largest city of Hungary). Data were collected in January 2013. In all, 471 students filled out the questionnaire from 22 classes (14–18 years old). ‘Absolute’ (education and occupational status of the parents, assessed by the adolescent) and ‘subjective’ (self-assessment of family’s social class) SES measures and five mental health indicators (shyness, loneliness, need to belong, psychosomatic symptoms, self-esteem) were involved. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analyses were used to examine the relationships between family SES and mental health indicators.ResultsOur results indicate that association between adolescents’ ‘subjective’ SES and mental well-being is not gradient-like. Manual employment and unemployment status of both parents also proved to be significant determinants of mental health status.ConclusionsAccording to our results, professionals of school-based mental health programs should consider students whose parents are unemployed or have manual occupational status as a high risk group in terms of mental well-being.

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“…Perhaps not surprisingly, extroversion has been linked to self-esteem (e.g., Veselska, et al, 2010). However, there is very little research linking extroversion directly to self-perceptions of attractiveness.…”

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The Role of Physical Attractiveness in Adolescent Social Development

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Socio-economic differences in self-esteem of adolescents influenced by personality, mental health and social support

Abstract: The contribution of personality and mental problems in the relation between socio-economic status and self-esteem may have important implications for the design of promotional programs aimed at enhancing self-esteem.

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The Swedish version of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) - a psychometric evaluation study in women with hirsutism and nursing students

The Swedish version of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) - a psychometric evaluation study in women with hirsutism and nursing students

Socioeconomic inequalities in mental well-being among Hungarian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

The Role of Physical Attractiveness in Adolescent Social Development

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