Self Esteem among Tunisian Adolescents: Modulating factors
Introduction Self-esteem is a valuable personal asset and it has shown to be related to well-being across cultures and nations. Objectives Explore the level of self-esteem among Tunisian adolescents and the different factors that modulate it. Methods We conducted a cross sectional study among adole...
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Introduction
Self-esteem is a valuable personal asset and it has shown to be related to well-being across cultures and nations.
Objectives
Explore the level of self-esteem among Tunisian adolescents and the different factors that modulate it.
Methods
We conducted a cross sectional study among adolescents who attend Tunisian high school from 11 October 2021 to 11 November 2021. Adolescents filled the Tunisian version of Body Esteem Scale of Adolescents and Adults, the Arabic version of the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and a questionnaire containing socio- demographic and clinical variables.
Results
The population was made of 60.3% of girls and 39.7% of boys. Their age varied from 12 to 19 years’ old. The adolescents were attending the high school from seventh to third year of secondary school. Their body mass index (BMI) was normal in 58.2%, <18.5 in 31.5% and ≥ 25 in 10.3%. the score of the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale ranged from 13 to 40 with an average of 31.02.
Female adolescents had a low self-esteem (Rosenberg Self Esteem Score <31) in 59.51%, while only 39.25% of male adolescents had a low self-esteem.
We did not find significant correlation between self-esteem and age. We found positive correlation between self-esteem and body esteem (r= 0,422; p <0.01) and a negative correlation between self-esteem and body mass index (r= -0,131; p <0,05). We found that adolescents with high self-esteem were more satisfied with their weight, their appearance and that they perceived a good external evaluation. We found also that when body mass index increased, self-esteem decreased.
Conclusions
It’s widely important to study self-esteem among adolescents because it’s modulated by several factors and a low self-esteem may have a negative impact on the mental health.
Disclosure of Interest
None Declared |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e77c28a82e9f4d0490aee400800167342023-11-17T05:07:25ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852023-03-0166S581S58110.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1214Self Esteem among Tunisian Adolescents: Modulating factorsH. Rezgui0S. Bourgou1R. Gadhoum2H. ben youssef3M. hamza4S. Hadj amor5R. Fakhfekh6A. Belhadj7Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, TunisiaChild and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, TunisiaChild and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, TunisiaChild and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, TunisiaChild and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisiaministry of health, tunisAbderrahmen Mami Hospital, tunis, TunisiaChild and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia Introduction Self-esteem is a valuable personal asset and it has shown to be related to well-being across cultures and nations. Objectives Explore the level of self-esteem among Tunisian adolescents and the different factors that modulate it. Methods We conducted a cross sectional study among adolescents who attend Tunisian high school from 11 October 2021 to 11 November 2021. Adolescents filled the Tunisian version of Body Esteem Scale of Adolescents and Adults, the Arabic version of the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and a questionnaire containing socio- demographic and clinical variables. Results The population was made of 60.3% of girls and 39.7% of boys. Their age varied from 12 to 19 years’ old. The adolescents were attending the high school from seventh to third year of secondary school. Their body mass index (BMI) was normal in 58.2%, <18.5 in 31.5% and ≥ 25 in 10.3%. the score of the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale ranged from 13 to 40 with an average of 31.02. Female adolescents had a low self-esteem (Rosenberg Self Esteem Score <31) in 59.51%, while only 39.25% of male adolescents had a low self-esteem. We did not find significant correlation between self-esteem and age. We found positive correlation between self-esteem and body esteem (r= 0,422; p <0.01) and a negative correlation between self-esteem and body mass index (r= -0,131; p <0,05). We found that adolescents with high self-esteem were more satisfied with their weight, their appearance and that they perceived a good external evaluation. We found also that when body mass index increased, self-esteem decreased. Conclusions It’s widely important to study self-esteem among adolescents because it’s modulated by several factors and a low self-esteem may have a negative impact on the mental health. Disclosure of Interest None Declaredhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823012142/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | H. Rezgui S. Bourgou R. Gadhoum H. ben youssef M. hamza S. Hadj amor R. Fakhfekh A. Belhadj Self Esteem among Tunisian Adolescents: Modulating factors European Psychiatry |
| title | Self Esteem among Tunisian Adolescents: Modulating factors |
| title_full | Self Esteem among Tunisian Adolescents: Modulating factors |
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| title_short | Self Esteem among Tunisian Adolescents: Modulating factors |
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