Low self esteem and its relation with psychological distress among dental students
Since self-esteem has been recognized to predict health and psychological well-being, it is crucial to assess the self-esteem and its relation with psychological distress. Methodology: This study was conducted among 257 dental students. The psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item Gener...
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my.iium.irep.723712019-05-30T00:26:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72371/ Low self esteem and its relation with psychological distress among dental students Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RK Dentistry Since self-esteem has been recognized to predict health and psychological well-being, it is crucial to assess the self-esteem and its relation with psychological distress. Methodology: This study was conducted among 257 dental students. The psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) while self-esteem was assessed using the adult form of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Results: Female students had significantly lower self-esteem compared to male students (51.4 and 59.1 respectively). There is a strong negative correlation between psychological distress and self-esteem (r= -0.5, p<0.00). Students with psychological distress had significantly lower mean self-esteem score compared to those who are not distressed (43.07 and 60.03 respectively). Conclusion: Low self-esteem is higher among female students and self-esteem is negatively correlated to psychological distress among undergraduate students. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (EJERS) 2019-05-17 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72371/1/72371_Low%20Self%20esteem%20and%20its%20Relation.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2019) Low self esteem and its relation with psychological distress among dental students. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 1 (1). pp. 1-4. https://www.ejmed.org/index.php/ejmed/article/view/21 https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2019.1.1.21 |
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Since self-esteem has been recognized to predict health and psychological well-being, it is crucial to assess the self-esteem and its relation with psychological distress. Methodology: This study was conducted among 257 dental students. The psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) while self-esteem was assessed using the adult form of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Results: Female students had significantly lower self-esteem compared to male students (51.4 and 59.1 respectively). There is a strong negative correlation between psychological distress and self-esteem (r= -0.5, p<0.00). Students with psychological distress had significantly lower mean self-esteem score compared to those who are not distressed (43.07 and 60.03 respectively). Conclusion: Low self-esteem is higher among female students and self-esteem is negatively correlated to psychological distress among undergraduate students. |
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